Articles by Divya Chandrababu
Dual leadership in AIADMK ceased to exist: Shanmugam
Former law minister and Rajya Sabha MP C Ve Shanmugam on Friday said the tenure of O Panneerselvam (OPS) as coordinator and Edappadi Palaniswami (EPS) as joint coordinator ceased to exist on Thursday when the AIADMK’s general council did not pass a resolution of the December 2021 election of their dual leadership.
Published on Jun 25, 2022 12:45 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Sasikala to hold roadshow amid power tussle in AIADMK
Expelled AIADMK interim general secretary V K Sasikala on Friday will hold a roadshow here on June 26 “to defend the rights of Tamil soil and dignity of women”.
Published on Jun 25, 2022 12:44 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
What’s next for the AIADMK
Panneerselvam supporters said that they will continue to fight this issue as a contempt of court saying that the general council did not have powers to cancel these 23 resolutions and another meeting cannot be called.
Published on Jun 24, 2022 12:45 AM IST
Panneerselvam heckled, walks out of key AIADMK meet
The next meeting of the AIADMK’s general council will be held on July 11 to discuss the unitary leadership
Updated on Jun 24, 2022 03:17 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Late-night Madras HC verdict grants O Panneerselvam relief ahead of AIADMK meet
According to senior AIADMK leaders, the order stated that no bylaws can be passed that would pave the way for a single leadership, which was otherwise going in the favour of Edappadi Palaniswami
Updated on Jun 23, 2022 11:41 AM IST
Madras HC refuses to restrain AIADMK from amending by-laws at today’s key meet
- Presently, Palaniswami and Panneerselvam — popularly called EPS and OPS — are joint leaders of the party, occupying positions as coordinator and joint coordinator, respectively.
Updated on Jun 23, 2022 05:31 AM IST
Amid leadership tussle, Panneerselvam seeks police help to stop AIADMK meet
Hectic developments marked the on-going political churn within Tamil Nadu’s main opposition, the AIADMK, over the single leadership issue.
Updated on Jun 22, 2022 04:54 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
IIT-M, army partner to set up 5G testbed at Indore military college
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) towards this collaboration was signed on Monday by the Military College of Telecommunication, on behalf of the Army Training Command, Shimla, and IIT-Madras in the presence of army officials and faculty of the institute to help the army to utilise 5G technology for its operational use.
Published on Jun 21, 2022 12:54 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi up for sale
Thirteen people were killed in alleged police firing during protests against Vedanta Limited’s Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district in 2018
Published on Jun 20, 2022 04:30 PM IST
Decision soon on AIADMK cadre’s calls for single leadership, says D Jayakumar
“In today’s meeting, we discussed single leadership. It was a healthy discussion. And most of the office bearers and district secretaries expressed that the AIADMK requires a single leadership. They felt it was necessary,” Jayakumar told reporters after a four-hour meeting held with office bearers in Chennai.
Updated on Jun 15, 2022 12:33 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Chennai man detained for theft dies, five police officers suspended
S Rajasekar’s family alleged he was framed and beaten up at Chennai’s Kodungaiyur police station before his death
Updated on Jun 13, 2022 12:45 PM IST
Tamil Nadu government sets up panel to regulate online gaming
Tamil Nadu banned online gaming with stakes in November 2020 but the provision was struck down by the Madras high court in August 2021
Published on Jun 10, 2022 09:47 PM IST
Madras HC commutes death sentence of 2003 Tamil Nadu hate crime convict
The Madras high court on Wednesday reduced the death sentence of the main convict in the 2003 sensational murder of an inter-caste couple in Tamil Nadu to life sentence and acquitted two others serving life sentence
Published on Jun 09, 2022 12:50 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
The curious case of war of words between allies AIADMK, BJP
The man, who started the recent tussle last Tuesday, is one of AIADMK’s founding members C Ponnaiyan.
Published on Jun 09, 2022 12:38 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin unveils project giving houses to people from different castes at one place
At the inauguration, Tamil Nadu chief minister Stalin said the project was the dream of his late father and former chief minister M Karunanidhi. Karunanidhi launched this scheme in 1997 to promote social justice.
Updated on Jun 09, 2022 12:28 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
TN temple refuses to allow govt audit
In 2014, the Supreme Court ruled that the “podhu dikshithars” will run the temple by setting aside a 2009 Madras High Court order that allowed appointment of an officer by the HR&CE department to oversee the administration of the temple.
Published on Jun 08, 2022 12:32 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Free Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu from govt control: Pontiff
The pontiff of the Madurai Aadheenam (a Tamil Shaivite monastery) slammed the Hindu religious and charitable endowments (HR & CE) department on Monday and called for the department to be disbanded, accusing them of corruption.
Published on Jun 07, 2022 12:46 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
DMK MP’s remarks on Hindi fan row, BJP launches attack
Senior DMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP, TKS Elangovan, allegedly said that ‘Hindi was a language of underdeveloped states.’
Updated on Jun 07, 2022 12:44 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
A year after landmark HC ruling, lesbian couples still face discrimination
Suffering from gender dysphoria since adolescence, R Ramya, 24, is in the process of a sex change to transition to identify as a male.
Published on Jun 07, 2022 12:29 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Violence in a classroom rocks Tamil Nadu district torn by caste division
On April 25, during the lunch break at the school, the 17-year-old’s classmate from the dominant OBC (other backward classes) Thevar community was hit by a brick during an altercation which cut his ear, leading to a blood clot that killed him five days later.
Updated on Jun 07, 2022 11:22 AM IST
A decade on, Kudankulam nuclear plant protesters say still face ordeal
As many as 8,956 people were slapped with 21 cases of sedition in Idinthakarai village and the adjacent Kudankulam village for protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
Published on Jun 06, 2022 12:26 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Tirunelveli
AIADMK distances itself from leader’s jibe on BJP
Palaniswami did not take questions on Ponnaiyan’s statement but he tore into BJP leader V P Duraisamy when a reporter asked for his reaction on the latter’s comment that the AIADMK was “ineffective” as an opposition party inside and outside the legislative assembly.
Updated on Jun 04, 2022 12:40 AM IST
Stalin meets guv seeking nod for 21 Bills
The amendment to the Cooperative Societies Act is among the 21 bills that have been pending in the Raj Bhavan for several months.
Published on Jun 03, 2022 12:31 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Extortion case in Chennai: Police drop journalists’ names from FIR
In a statement, Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police, Shankar Jiwal, said there was no evidence against directors of Vikatan and a few “others” in a case of extortion and intimidation lodged based on a complaint by G-Square Realtors.
Published on May 27, 2022 12:20 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Tamil eternal, says PM after Stalin’s Hindi jibe
PM Narendra Modi praised Tamil language and culture and said his government is committed to popularising it. He said: “Tamil language is eternal and Tamil culture is global... The government of India is fully committed to further popularising Tamil language and culture.”
Updated on May 27, 2022 05:35 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
3 booked for murder of BJP leader in Chennai
Police on Wednesday registered a case against three unidentified persons in connection with the murder of BJP functionary K Balachandar in Chennai on Tuesday night
Published on May 26, 2022 12:49 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Hurdles in 8-day rescue at ‘man-made’ Tirunelveli quarry accident
A gigantic boulder collapsed post 11 pm on May 14, burying 6 workers and heavy equipment inside a stone quarry under mounds of heavy rocks with only two survivors in Tirunelveli district
Published on May 25, 2022 12:47 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
BJP leader Balachandar killed on Chennai street; party steps up attack on DMK
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionary in Chennai Balachandar was killed by an unidentified group of men on a city street on Tuesday evening, prompting the opposition party to flag the ruling MK Stalin-led government in Tamil Nadu for the law and order situation in the state
Updated on May 26, 2022 02:24 PM IST
Court order may pave way for other convicts’ release: Experts
The SC order on Wednesday to release AG Perarivalan, a convict serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, could pave way for release of other convicts in the assassination case, legal experts said.
Updated on May 19, 2022 11:49 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Perarivalan free after 3-decade legal fight
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: AG Perarivalan was 19 when he was arrested for buying two 9-volt batteries, which were used in the bomb in the 1991 assassination.
Updated on May 18, 2022 11:58 AM IST