Category: Tamil Nadu

The DMK has decided to move a no-confidence motion against Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker P. Dhanapal for his ”faulty conduct of the House proceedings” on Saturday when Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami sought the confidence of the House. DMK working president and Leader of the Opposition in the legislature M.K. Stalin told journalists at the Secretariat on Tuesday that a […]

The Madras High Court has agreed to hear on Tuesday a petition challenging the trust vote won by the Edappadi K. Palaniswami government of Tamil Nadu. On Saturday, Speaker Dhanapal declared that the AIADMK government had won the Motion of Confidence with 122 votes polled in favour, after the DMK members were evicted and the Congress and IUML MLAs walked […]

An FIR has been filed against DMK working president M.K. Stalin, his party MLAs, MPs and cadres for holding a protest at Marina beach against the alleged attack on him and his MLAs during the trust vote in the Assembly. Police said an FIR has been filed against them for unlawful assembly and violation of public order. “DMK staged the […]

Two persons were killed in a fire accident at a safety matches godown at the Deal Nagar here. The deceased were identified as Anand (40) and S. Karuppasamy (50) of Kovilpatti. The duo had come to buy waste match sticks.  According to reports, while handling the waste, a sudden ball of fire engulfed them killing them on the spot. The […]

After the Speaker declared the Palaniswami government won the confidence motion with 122 votes supporting it, former Chief Minsiter O. Panneerselvam alleged that the floor test conducted after the eviction of Opposition members went against democratic norms. “Dharma has been momentarily eclipsed but it shall win finally”, the former Chief Minister said. MLAs were confined in resorts. Since the Governor […]

The AIADMK government led by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami proved its majority in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, winning 122 votes in favour and 11 against following the eviction of DMK MLAs and walkout of Congress and IUML members. The 11 members who voted against the government belonged to the rebel AIADMK including former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, former School […]