"AIADMK is an organization that was created by cadres. Cadres are the reason for AIADMK's 50-plus years of sustainability. All cadres are united now. Every problem will be sorted out soon. If we get the chance, we will also meet Prime Minister Modi when he comes to Tamil Nadu," OPS said.

New Delhi Apr 22 PTI AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran appeared before the ED here for the second time on Friday for questioning in a money laundering case linked to the alleged bribing of Election Commission officials to get the AIADMKs two leaves symbol for the V K Sasikala faction officials saidThe agency will continue recording his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act PMLA they saidThe first time Dhinakaran was grilled by the Enforcement Directorate for about eight hours at its office here on April 12The agency issued fresh summons to him last weekThe agencys notice and investigation against the 58-year-old Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam AMMK leader came after it recently arrested jailed conman and another accused in this case Sukesh ChandrashekharWhile exiting the ED office late at night on April 12 Dhinakaran told reporters that he cooperated with the agency and replied to their questions in the Sukesh Chandrashekhar caseChandrashekhar was also grilled by the agency in the case over the last weekThe ED case under the criminal provisions of the PMLA is based on the primary FIR filed against the accused by the Delhi Police Crime Branch in 2017Both Dhinakaran and Chandrashekhar were arrested by the Crime Branch thenOfficials had said that they recorded the statement of Chandrashekhar in this case early this month and now want to question Dhinakaran and confront him with Chandrashekhar to take the probe forwardChandrashekar was arrested in April 2017 from a five-star hotel by the Delhi Police for allegedly taking money from Dhinakaran to bribe EC officials to get the AIADMKs two leaves symbol for the Sasikala faction in a by-election to the R K Nagar Assembly seat in Tamil NaduDhinakaran who has been charge-sheeted by the police was arrested by the Delhi Police after four days of questioning for allegedly attempting to bribe EC officials for the party symbolThe bypoll was necessitated by the death of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa who represented the Assembly seatThe EC had frozen the AIADMKs symbol after the two factions -- one led by Dhinakarans aunt Sasikala and the other by former chief minister O Panneerselvam -- staked claim to itDhinakarans close aide Mallikarjuna was also arrested for allegedly facilitating a Rs 50-crore deal between him and ChandrashekarDhinakaran was the deputy general secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam AIADMK and was expelled from the party in August 2017 along with Jayalalithaas confidante SasikalaLater he launched his political party AMMK PTI NES DIV DIV

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 3 (ANI): A day after AIADMK functionaries in Theni district passed a resolution that the party is considering readmitting expelled leaders TTV Dhinakaran and Sasikala, AMMK chief Dhinakaran said on Thursday that he did not expect this kind of move from the functionaries.

Chennai Feb 23 PTI The Tamil Nadu urban civic polls turned out to be a huge opportunity for the ruling DMK to consolidate its position and emerge stronger and larger in the political landscape diminishing the arch rival AIADMKs image furtherThis years polls not only saw AIADMKs fortunes ebb dismally after enjoying power for a decade but also saw the BJP expand its presenceThe DMKs spectacular win in the February 19 polls the results of which were announced on February 22 is attributed largely to Chief Minister M K Stalins governance during the nine months in officeThe DMKs resounding win is an endorsement of the Chief Minister M K Stalins welfare politics and the way he governed the state He has become a model chief minister and popular too among the chief ministers in the country asserted A Saravanan DMK spokespersonHis party proved the opposition AIADMK wrong The AIADMK alleged that the DMK did not fulfill its poll assurances Our Chief Minister gave a report card which the people accepted resulting in the rejection of the AIADMK the senior leader told PTI on the Dravidian majors impressive victoryThe big win which cast the die for the DMK to remain firmly on the saddle was achieved with Stalin opting to virtually campaign for his party candidates and those of the allies from here citing stringent COVID-19 safety protocolsPerhaps he is the only chief minister who made a mark in piloting his party to victory without having to hectically tour the state during the electionThe defeat is a temporary phenomenon The cadres and people are still with us We will bounce back to victory in the next assembly elections a senior AIADMK leader saidA senior DMK leader accused the AIADMK leaders of being concerned only to protect themselves and not the party Hence the humiliating defeat Their leaders should introspect he saidContending that the BJP had proved the Congress wrong on not gaining a foothold in Tamil Nadu BJP state general secretary Karu Nagarajan said his party put up a strong fight against the money and muscle power of certain political parties and gained the peoples acceptance We finished second after the ruling DMK and third after DMK and AIADMK in several wards Our vote share increased to 10 percent from 8 across the state and in Chennai it rose to 804 percent from 3 in the past he claimedThis election result showed the BJPs growth despite the party leadership deciding to contest the elections alone at the eleventh hour he saidInspite of the last minute decision to go it alone we worked hard against the money and muscle power of some parties and gained the acceptance of the people Nagarajan told PTI on WednesdayPeople can expect many changes in politics and achievements from the BJP in future he addedBJP chief K Annamalai claimed that his party won in areas where we havent had a public representative before We are officially the 3rd largest party after DMK and AIADMK in Tamil Nadu he saidThe DMK won 153 wards out of 200 in the Greater Chennai Corporation council elections while the opposition AIADMK managed to win only 15 seats DMKs allies the Congress won 13 CPI M and VCK 4 each MDMK 2 while CPI and IUML won a seat each Besides 5 independents the BJP and AMMK won one seat eachThe opposition party failed to win in all the 21 corporations and conceded defeat to the DMKInterestingly G Mohanraj of actor Vijays fan club Vijay Makkal Iyakkam won from a ward in Ranipet municipalityThe swearing in of the newly elected councillors will be held on March 2 at 10 am while the mayors and deputy mayors would be elected on March 4 PTI JSP ROH ROH

Chennai : The ruling DMK is all set to win the local body elections which are being held in nine reorganised districts as per initial results of the polls for which counting of votes began at 8am on Tuesday. They were also leading in bypolls in most of the local bodies in 27 other districts. The State Election Commission declared that DMK is leading the elections as per vote count till Tuesday night.

Chennai : The ruling DMK is all set to win the local body elections which are being held in nine reorganised districts as per initial results of the polls for which counting of votes began at 8am on Tuesday. They were also leading in bypolls in most of the local bodies in 27 other districts. The State Election Commission declared that DMK is leading the elections as per vote count till Tuesday night.

Chennai : The ruling DMK is all set to win the local body elections which are being held in nine reorganised districts as per initial results of the polls for which counting of votes began at 8am on Tuesday. They were also leading in bypolls in most of the local bodies in 27 other districts. The State Election Commission declared that DMK is leading the elections as per vote count till Tuesday night.

Chennai : The ruling DMK is all set to win the local body elections which are being held in nine reorganised districts as per initial results of the polls for which counting of votes began at 8am on Tuesday. They were also leading in bypolls in most of the local bodies in 27 other districts. The State Election Commission declared that DMK is leading the elections as per vote count till Tuesday night.

Chennai : The ruling DMK is all set to win the local body elections which are being held in nine reorganised districts as per initial results of the polls for which counting of votes began at 8am on Tuesday. They were also leading in bypolls in most of the local bodies in 27 other districts. The State Election Commission declared that DMK is leading the elections as per vote count till Tuesday night.

Chennai : The ruling DMK is all set to win the local body elections which are being held in nine reorganised districts as per initial results of the polls for which counting of votes began at 8am on Tuesday. They were also leading in bypolls in most of the local bodies in 27 other districts. The State Election Commission declared that DMK is leading the elections as per vote count till Tuesday night.