Will not spare anyone who tries to whip up communal tension: Jayalalithaa

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 14:22

Expressing satisfaction over the law and order situation in state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday said despite persistent attempts, Maoists have "been denied foothold" here and asserted her government will not spare anyone who tries to whip up communal passions.

AIADMK gears up for Lok Sabha polls

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 13:17

With an eye on all 40 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, AIADMK on Wednesday asked prospective candidates to apply for contesting the polls.

New Tamil Nadu minister sworn-in

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 13:15

AIADMK MLA RB Udhayakumar was on Wednesday sworn-in as Minister in the Jayalalithaa-led cabinet.

Yercaud bypoll: AIADMK hands out ignominious defeat to DMK

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 19:14

Ruling AIADMK on Sunday won the Yercaud (ST) Assembly seat with its candidate P Saroja trouncing V Maran of DMK by a huge margin of 78,116 votes.

Yercaud by-poll: AIADMK leads

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 10:53

The ruling AIADMK was on the winning track Sunday in the Yercaud constituency in Tamil Nadu, with its candidate P. Saroja leading over DMK`s V. Maran by over 4,800 votes.

EC rejects Jayalalithaa`s defence on poll code violation

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 19:23

Election Commission on Friday rejected Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa`s defence on poll code violation and asked her to be careful not to lure voters with new schemes, reports stated.

AIADMK Executive to meet on December 19

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 15:29

Ruling AIADMK`s key decision-making bodies, General Council and Executive, will meet here on December 19, apparently to chalk out the party`s strate-gy for next year`s Lok Sabha polls.

Over 80 per cent cast their votes in Yercaud bypoll

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 09:13

Over 80 per cent of the 2.14 lakh voters cast their votes in Wednesday`s Yercaud (ST) bypoll where archrivals DMK and AIADMK are locked in a fierce battle.

Yercaud bypoll: AIADMK petitions EC against DMK`s `malpractices`

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 18:46

Ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu levelled charges of electoral malpractices against DMK in bypoll-bound Yercaud (ST) Assembly constituency and sought `stringent measures` from Election Commission of India.

TN Minister, 55 AIADMK workers booked in assault case

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 13:41

Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Minister B Valarmathi and 55 AIADMK workers, including an MLA, have been booked for allegedly damaging property and assaulting a DMK activist while campaigning for the December 4 Yercaud byelection, police said today.

Police lathicharge DMK workers outside court premises

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 15:42

Police made a lathicharge to disperse DMK workers who indulged in violence outside a court premises here where party leader M K Stalin appeared on Monday in connection with a defamation case filed by AIADMK Government.

Jaya to hit by-poll campaign trail this month end

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 12:34

AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will hit the campaign trail for the December 4 Yercaud (ST) by-poll this month end, the party announced Thursday.