14:35 MK Stalin says he is taking legal recourse for floor test
MK Stalin filed a writ petition demanding floor test to prove E Palaniswamy government’s majority
14:29 Madras HC to hear plea on floor test on 10 October
The Madras High Court has agreed to hear DMK & PMK’s pleas on 10 October for ordering floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly
14:20 E Palaniswamy questions Dhinakaran, adds he is happy AIADMK has united
14:14 O Panneerselvam says no one can divide the AIADMK, promises to rule as per Jayalalithaa’s wishes
14:13 Congress slams AIADMK general council meeting
13:49 Dhinakaran has no locus standi, says EPS
Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami told the general council meeting that TTV Dhinakaran has no locus standi to criticise them as the late Jayalalithaa had kept him away from party affairs for 10 years.
13:29 DMK moves HC seeking floor test
The principal Opposition party DMK moved the Madras High Court seeking a floor test against the E Palaniswamy-led AIADMK government. The party urged the ruling dispensation to prove its majoirty in the 233-member Assembly after 21 of the MLAs are reported to be in the TTV Dhinakaran camp.
13:17 23 October hearing may be the D-Day for Sasikala, Dhinakaran
While the two-member bench of the Madras High Court has cleared legal hurdles, the apex court did say that all the decisions taken would be subject to scrutiny at the next hearing, which is fixed for 23 October. This means there is still a chance that the decision against Sasikala and Dhinakaran may be overturned too.
13:11 Subramanian Swamy says Palaniswamy may be made to quit
BJP MP Subramanian Swamy told that the TTV faction may force E Palaniswamy to quit as chief minister. He added that there is a speculation that Tamil Nadu Assembly speaker P Dhanapal may be made the consensus candidate to take over as chief minister.
13:08 Not only Sasikala, her nephew Dhinakaran too loses post
The appointment of her nephew TTV Dhinakaran as deputy general secretary also stands cancelled as every decision taken by Sasikala has retrospectively been declared null and void.
12:53 DMK slams AIADMK
DMK spokesperson TKS Elangovan criticized the lack of governance in the state and said that there is no watchman in the state, in an apparent dig at the sparing faction of E Palaniswamy and TTV Dhinakaran. He said that in such a scenario, any Tom, Dick and Harry can steal things in the state.
12:50 Our 1.5 crores will work together and bring back Amma rule, says Dhinakaran
12:37 Split still wide open in AIADMK
12:37 Want to bring back Amma rule in Tamil Nadu, says Dhinakaran
12:25 21 MLAs to vote against Palaniswamy
“We need to save the party. The Tamil Nadu Governor has asked us to wait for a few days. All my MLAs voting against E Palaniswamy government, says Dhinkaran.
12:18 TTV demands resignation of E Palaniswamy
Dhinakaran declared that the government has lost the trust the people of Tamil Nadu so the chief minister and his council of minister needs to resign. He also asked for fresh polls to be conducted soon.
11:56 TTV Dhinakaran counter general council decisions
Panneerselvam, Palaniswamy betrayed Amma, says Dhinakaran
“This is the betrayal of Chinaamma (Sasikala). The man who was amde the CM by Sasikala has betrayed us. How can these people work for the people of Tamil Nadu. I am listening to the heart of cadres and people of Tamil Nadu who long for the return of Amma rule. It was on 31 December that OPS and EPS made her the general secretary of AIADMK. Cadres do not want them (OPS and EPS) in power, ” TTV Dhinakaran said.
“When Amma was in power, she was the queen of the party and the people of Tamil Nadu. When Anitha commited suicide, none of these people came to meet the family. We will follow the path of Chinaamma and Amma. We bring back the rule of Amma. I am the chosen one of Jayalalithaa.” He says in a press conference shortly after the party meeting.
11:56 TTV Dhinakaran likely to counter general council decisions shortly
11:52 Panneerselvam and Palaniswamy declared new leaders of the party
All powers of General Secretary is given to the chief co-ordinator and assistant chief co-ordinator,
11:44 All decisions made by TTV Dhinakaran stand null and void
11:40 Panneerselvam and Palaniswamy entrusted with more powers
As per the tenth resolution of the general council meeting, Panneerselvam has been made the head of the coordination committee while Palaniswamy is the co-coordinator of the party. General Secretary post has been scrapped.
11:35 Jayalalithaa will be eternal general secretary of AIADMK
11:32 Jayalalithaa’s appointees to continue in post
11:27 VK Sasikala dismissed as general secretary
The AIADMK has passed a resolution dismissing jailed VK Sasikala from the post of general secretary.
11:09 Around 90% attend the meeting
According to various reports, out of the 2400-odd members of the general council, 2148 are attending the meeting. This amounts to around 90 percent of the total strength of the council.
11:05 AIADMK to adopt resolution to get back the ‘Two leaves’ symbol, suggest reports
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