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A significant faction of AIADMK MLAs, reportedly 28 out of 47, are considering joining the Vijay-led government after supporting a confidence vote. While the group claims a deal for ministerial berths, sources within the Vijay camp deny any firm commitment. This move follows internal party disputes over leadership and whip appointments.

A faction of AIADMK MLAs has defied party leader Edappadi Palaniswami, announcing support for Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's government and quitting the NDA alliance. This move raises questions about disqualification under anti-defection laws, as their actions may be construed as voluntarily giving up party membership, even without a formal merger.

A DMK speaker, J Sivaji Krishnamoorthy, has been sentenced to two years in prison for making obscene and derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi and several political leaders. The court found him guilty of uttering obscenities and provoking enmity between groups during a public meeting in June 2023. He was also fined ₹20,000.

For his birthday on March 1, DMK working president M K Stalin had asked his party men not to present him with shawls, but books.In response, DMK members from across Tamil Nadu had presented him with thousands of books.

The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday dismissed the bail petitions of former Tamil Nadu agriculture minister SS (Agri) Krishnamoorthy and agriculture chief engineer M Senthil who were arrested on April 4 in connection with the suicide of senior engineer S Muthukumarasamy.

DCP (cyber crime cell) DV Kiran Shruthi has communicated to the governor's office that a video of DMK orator Shivaji Krishnamoorthy's remarks cited by the latter was legally scrutinised and was found to be defamatory in nature.

At least two contract employees were buried alive due to a landslide while they were carrying out the works of laying underground drainage (UGD) pipelines at Sattur in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar district in the early hours of Sunday.

The Tamil Nadu governor's office on Saturday preferred a complaint with city police commissioner Shankar Jiwal seeking action against DMK platform speaker Shivaji Krishnamoorthy for using defamatory and abusive language against governor R N Ravi. DMK general secretary Duraimurugan, later in the day, suspended Krishnamoorthy from the primary membership of the party for violating party discipline and bringing disrepute to the party.

The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Monday granted conditional bail to Tamil Nadu chief agriculture engineer M Senthil who is an accused in a case relating to the suicide of senior engineer S Muthukumarasamy.

Faced with mounting political pressure, chief minister O Panneerselvam on Saturday sacked agriculture minister Agri S S Krishnamoorthy from the cabinet.

Chief engineer of the Tamil Nadu agriculture department M Senthil, who was arrested with former agriculture minister ‘Agri’ S S Krishnamoorthy in connection with the suicide of senior engineer S Muthukumarasamy, moved the Madras high court for bail.

An event titled Gana Kairali will be held in Trivandrum

The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Monday adjourned the bail petition of former Tamil Nadu agriculture minister S S (Agri) Krishnamoorthy to June 3.

Three months after a 45-year-old man was murdered in Pudukkottai, one of the main accused in connection with the case surrendered in a court in Thiruthuraipoondi in Thiruvarur district on Tuesday.

Suresh P spearheads a group of youngsters from Kathalai village in monitoring vehicles and people in and out of his hamlet.

India Cements vice chairman N Srinivasan is among four from Tamil Nadu appointed to the TTD Board. Generally, there used to only two members, but this time four have been appointed by the Andhra Pradesh government.

While the country was celebrating Diwali, two young firefighters died in the line of duty in Madurai city when a portion of the textile store in which fire broke out collapsed on them in the wee hours of Saturday. The victims, P Krishnamoorthi, 31, and K Sivarajan, 33, were the sole breadwinners of their family.

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