Sasikala’s pick Palanisamy new CM of Tamil Nadu

Sasikala’s pick Palanisamy  new 

 CM of Tamil Nadu

 New Delhi: AIADMK Legislature Party leader Edappadi K. Palanisamy  took oath as New Chief Minister of Tamilnadu on Thursday, 16^th February 2017 eveining along with ministers of his cabinet after governor C. Vidyasagar Rao invited him to form the new government. With this the the political crisis within Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK ended.

Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao asked Palanisamy to prove his majority within 15 days.

The development comes a day after AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala Natarajan surrendered before a Bengaluru jail following her conviction in a disproportionate assets case.

Palanisamy has been chosen by Sasikala to lead the next government after a bitter power struggle with rebel chief minister O. Panneerselvam that lasted for over 10 days.

Here is the list of 31 ministers who took oath along with Palanisamy, according to documents accessed by ANI. Most MLAs left the resort and reached Raj Bhavan to attend the swearing in ceremony.

Sasikala gets 4 year jail term in DA case

Sasikala gets 4 year jail term in DA case

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 14^th February 2017, set aside Karnataka High Court’s order and convicted All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief V K Sasikala for 4 years in a two-decade-old disproportionate assets case. 

In  a major setback to Sasikala, who was aiming to be the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the Court said she must serve rest of her jail sentence of three years and six months as she has already served almost six months in jail. After being convicted in disproportionate assets by Supreme Court, Sasikala cannot contest elections for the next 6 years.

The bench of Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Justice Amitava Roy pronounced the verdict that was reserved on June 7, 2016, at around 10:30 am and convicted Sasikala in the 20-year-old corruption case. National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Ram Madhav took to twitter and said that the Governor was right for the judgement. “Shashikala convicted. Governor was right in waiting for the judgement”, he tweeted.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday said that he was expecting Sasikala’s conviction. “I was expecting the conviction. I don’t think she can escape the 4 years sentence”, he was quoted by ANI.
Tamilan Prasanna, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) said the Supreme Court’s decision is a great success for Tamil Nadu people and is a victory of truth and judicial system. “This is a great success for Tamil Nadu people. It is a victory of truth and judicial system”, Prasanna said.

BJP National Spokesperson Meenakashi Lekhi also took to twitter and gave credits to Subramanian Swamy for his persistence and hard work that has convicted Sasikala in DA case. Swamy persistence & hard work has convicted sasikala , stands convicted in DA case “, she said.

Supporters of Chief Minister O. Panneer Selvam are in jubilation after Supreme Court Judgment.  

O. Panneerselvam revolts against Sasikala

O. Panneerselvam revolts against Sasikala

Chennai: Tamilnadu  took one more trun on Tuesday, 7^th February 2017 in unfolding late night drama chief minister O. Panneerselvam finally spoke up against All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary V.K. Sasikala.

After spending nearly 40 minutes meditating in front of the late chief minister J. Jayalalithaa’s memorial at around 9 pm on Tuesday, he said, “I was forced to resign from the Chief Minister’s post.”

“If people want I will recall my resignation,” he said.

“Anyone (not necessarily Panneerselvam) who works for the betterment of the party and the state should lead. And, if required, I would fight all alone to save the people of Tamil Nadu,” he said

“I rejected the chief minister’s chair. But they (AIADMK) compelled me saying that people would accept me as Amma had appointed me twice in earlier occasions.”

He added: “Now they have embarrassed me and the Chief minister’s chair”.  Panneerselvam began addressing the press by saying, “I’m going to say some truths. My conscience has been pricking me.”

Explaining the incidents that happened during the hospitalization of late chief minister J.Jayalalithaa, he claimed that Jayalalithaa had said that E. Madhusudhanan should become the general secretary of the AIADMK.

This comes in at a time when a lack of clarity continues to loom over Tamil Nadu politics.

Sasikala, who was appointed as the general secretary of the ruling party on 31 December, was elected as legislature party leader by the AIADMK legislators on Sunday, 5^th February 2017. The party had said that she will soon become the chief minister of the state.

However, with the Supreme Court on Monday saying that the verdict in a disproportionate assets (DA) case in which Sasikala is an accused will be delivered within a week, there has been a strong buzz that the governor Vidyasagar Rao is considering the legal aspects before administering the oath of office to Sasikala. Sasikala is the second accused in the DA case after Jayalalithaa.

Earlier, former speaker P..H.. Pandyan alleged that Jayalalitha was pushed at home before she was admitted to hospital. He also said that Jayalalitha told him that Shashikala should not become the General Secretary of the Party or Chief Minister of the State.

 On Monday, 6^th February 2017 in a hurriedly called press conference  doctors of Appollo Hospital including British Doctor Richers  Pealay rejected the roomers that there was an conspiracy behind Jayalalitha’s death. They said that Jayalalitha died due to failure of multy organ failure and cardiac arrest.

Jayalalithaa laid to rest at Marina beach

Jayalalithaa laid to rest at Marina beach

Chennai:  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa (68) was laid to rest at the Marina Beach, Chennai on Tuesday, 6^th December 2016 evening as President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined the nation to pay their last respects to the iconic actor-turned-politician.

As the sun began to set, Jayalalithaa’s confidante Sasikala performed the final rituals overseen by a Brahmin priest before her tricolour-draped body in a sandalwood casket was lowered into a grave near the MGR memorial.

As an era ended in Tamil Nadu, Jayalalithaa’s last journey started from Rajaji Hall, where lakhs thronged for a final look at their iconic leader, and slowly moved towards the Marina Beach flooded with mourners.

The three-kilometre procession through Chennai streets, packed on both sides by men and women, many weeping, consumed more than an hour.

The AIADMK chief was laid to rest with full state honours next to her mentor and party founder M.G. Ramachandran or MGR, who brought the young Jayalalithaa from filmdom into the male-dominated Dravidian politics.

Her successor Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and Sasikala, dressed in black, were seated on the military truck that towed the glass casket-laden carriage with Jayalalithaa’s body.

Her admirers and fans, young and old, showered petals at the hearse. Many refused to accept that Jayalalithaa had passed away, leaving the AIADMK orphaned.

As the funeral procession reached its destination, sobs filled the air. Many were in tears.

There were dramatic displays of emotion, with people wailing inconsolably and beating their chests and heads. There were loud cries of “Amma, Amma”.

Thousands of security personnel were deployed as top politicians from across the country attended the last rites of Jayalalithaa, 68, who died shortly after midnight on Monday following a 74-day battle with illness.

Mukherjee and Modi led the nation in paying respects to Jayalalithaa. Both walked separately towards the casket with folded hands, bowed and laid a floral wreath. Former PrimeMinisters H.D. Devegowda, Man Mohan Singh, Union Minister Venkiah Naidu, Karnataka CM Siddaramiah, Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Film actor Rajanikanth apart from Chief Ministers of  Delhi, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and Puducherry were few among the prominent personalities who paid floral tributes to Jayalalitha.

The otherwise throbbing Chennai shut down on Tuesday. So did much of Tamil Nadu, a state where Jayalalithaa — Amma to her followers — was revered by millions.

Across the country, political stalwarts noted how the AIADMK chief had unleashed numerous pro-poor schemes as Chief Minister that earned her fame not only in the state but across the country.

Security forces kept a close vigil across Tamil Nadu amid fears of self-harming protests by her fans.

Tamil Nadu has declared a week-long mourning, during which schools and colleges will be shut for three days. No state transport corporation buses plied on Tuesday and millions stayed indoors.

The central government too announced a day of mourning.

US Ambassador Richard Verma mourned her death. “On behalf of the US, I extend my deepest condolences to the family of Jayalalithaa and the people of Tamil Nadu.”

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said he was saddened by her death and noted that she had a “towering presence in Indian politics”. Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu are separated by a strip of sea. 

Tamilnadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa no more

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 Tamilnadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
no more

Chennai:  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is no more. Jayalalita passed away after a cardiac arrest on Monday, 5^th December 2016. She breathed her last at 11.30 pm, Apollo hospital announced in a statement.

Senior AIADMK leader O. Pannirselvem will be the next chief minister of Tamilnadu.  

Earlier hospital announced that Jayalalita is alive on life support, Apollo Hospitals announced on Monday, 5^th December 2016 evening, after a TV report about her death sparked trouble and mass frenzy.

"Some TV channels are wrongly reporting that the Chief Minister is no more. This is totally baseless and false," a statement from the hospital said, denying a Sun TV report that Jayalalithaa was no more.

The hospital said Jayalalithaa, 68, who suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday, 4^th December 2016 evening, "continues to be on life support at the hospital".

A large number of doctors from Apollo and AIIMS continue to provide all life saving measures, tweeted Sangita Reddy, Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals.

The clarification came after the TV channel report triggered frenzy both outside the hospital, where thousands had gathered since her cardiac arrest on Sunday evening, and at the AIADMK headquarters.

A group of emotionally charged AIADMK activists tried to barge into the hospital after breaking the barricades but were pushed back. Many others broke down, unable to check their emotions, loudly crying "Amma, Amma!" Some people hurled water bottles at police.

At the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai, the party flag was brought down to half mast but was restored to its original position once the Apollo clarification came.

Inside, hundreds of people wept on hearing the Sun TV report. "How can you leave us?" cried one man. Earlier, Apollo said: "Despite our best efforts, our beloved CM remains in a grave situation."

Richard Beale from the London Bridge Hospital, who has been regularly consulted by doctors in Chennai, said the situation for Jayalalithaa was "extremely grave".

"I can confirm that everything possible is being done to give her the best chance of surviving (the cardiac arrest)," he added. Earlier, AIADMK MLAs, apparently to pick a successor, trooped to the hospital, which has turned into a virtual fortress with hundreds of police personnel trying to keep at bay the thousands of Jayalalithaa fans.

An AIADMK source told IANS that the MLAs were in a hall of the Apollo complex. There is speculation that the party is looking at a successor to Jayalalithaa.

Crowds have been gathering outside the hospital from Sunday evening.

Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao, who has additional charge of Tamil Nadu, visited the hospital on Sunday night. But he did not issue any statement after his hospital visit.

Security has been stepped up across the sprawling state where actor-turned-politician Jayalalithaa enjoys widespread support.

A large number of people gathered outside the hospital were from the economically weaker sections. Man broke down. Some men and women, their hands folded, offered silent prayers.

Supporters also flashed posters and photographs of Jayalalithaa, for decades the undisputed leader of the AIADMK.

Special prayers were offered in places of worships in Krishnagiri, Trichy, Tuticorin, Erode, Kanchipuram, Dharmapuri, Sivaganga and Coimbatore for the Chief Minister who was admitted to the hospital in September.

Apollo Hospitals had days ago said she was on the road to recovery and she could take a decision on going home.

As she became critical on Sunday, some parts of Chennai experienced shortages of milk as traders jacked up prices fearing a shutdown.

President Pranab Mukherjee joined the political class in wishing Jayalalithaa a "speedy recovery".

DMK chief M. Karunanidhi and his son and party leader M.K. Stalin also conveyed their best wishes for her recovery.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said: "I hope she gets better very soon," said .

Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal, Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra, Vasundhara Raje of Rajasthan counterpart also prayed for her soon recovery.

Meanwhile, authorities in Kerala strengthened security on the border with Tamil Nadu. Police were put on alert in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Idukki and Palakkad districts that border Tamil Nadu.

Jayalalithaa alive but on life support

Jayalalithaa alive but on life support

Chennai:  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is alive and on life support, Apollo Hospitals announced on Monday, 5^th December 2016 evening, after a TV report about her death sparked trouble and mass frenzy.

"Some TV channels are wrongly reporting that the Chief Minister is no more. This is totally baseless and false," a statement from the hospital said, denying a Sun TV report that Jayalalithaa was no more.

The hospital said Jayalalithaa, 68, who suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday, 4^th December 2016 evening, "continues to be on life support at the hospital".

A large number of doctors from Apollo and AIIMS continue to provide all life saving measures, tweeted Sangita Reddy, Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals.

The clarification came after the TV channel report triggered frenzy both outside the hospital, where thousands had gathered since her cardiac arrest on Sunday evening, and at the AIADMK headquarters.

A group of emotionally charged AIADMK activists tried to barge into the hospital after breaking the barricades but were pushed back. Many others broke down, unable to check their emotions, loudly crying "Amma, Amma!" Some people hurled water bottles at police.

At the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai, the party flag was brought down to half mast but was restored to its original position once the Apollo clarification came.

Inside, hundreds of people wept on hearing the Sun TV report. "How can you leave us?" cried one man. Earlier, Apollo said: "Despite our best efforts, our beloved CM remains in a grave situation."

Richard Beale from the London Bridge Hospital, who has been regularly consulted by doctors in Chennai, said the situation for Jayalalithaa was "extremely grave".

"I can confirm that everything possible is being done to give her the best chance of surviving (the cardiac arrest)," he added. Earlier, AIADMK MLAs, apparently to pick a successor, trooped to the hospital, which has turned into a virtual fortress with hundreds of police personnel trying to keep at bay the thousands of Jayalalithaa fans.

An AIADMK source told IANS that the MLAs were in a hall of the Apollo complex. There is speculation that the party is looking at a successor to Jayalalithaa.

Crowds have been gathering outside the hospital from Sunday evening.

Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao, who has additional charge of Tamil Nadu, visited the hospital on Sunday night. But he did not issue any statement after his hospital visit.

Security has been stepped up across the sprawling state where actor-turned-politician Jayalalithaa enjoys widespread support.

A large number of people gathered outside the hospital were from the economically weaker sections. Man broke down. Some men and women, their hands folded, offered silent prayers.

Supporters also flashed posters and photographs of Jayalalithaa, for decades the undisputed leader of the AIADMK.

Special prayers were offered in places of worships in Krishnagiri, Trichy, Tuticorin, Erode, Kanchipuram, Dharmapuri, Sivaganga and Coimbatore for the Chief Minister who was admitted to the hospital in September.

Apollo Hospitals had days ago said she was on the road to recovery and she could take a decision on going home.

As she became critical on Sunday, some parts of Chennai experienced shortages of milk as traders jacked up prices fearing a shutdown.

President Pranab Mukherjee joined the political class in wishing Jayalalithaa a "speedy recovery".

DMK chief M. Karunanidhi and his son and party leader M.K. Stalin also conveyed their best wishes for her recovery.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said: "I hope she gets better very soon," said .

Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal, Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra, Vasundhara Raje of Rajasthan counterpart also prayed for her soon recovery.

Meanwhile, authorities in Kerala strengthened security on the border with Tamil Nadu. Police were put on alert in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Idukki and Palakkad districts that border Tamil Nadu. 

J. Jayalalithaa suffered cardiac arrest

J. Jayalalithaa suffered cardiac arrest

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday, 4^th  December 2016 evening, says Apollo Hospital. She is being treated, monitored by experts.

Team of experts including Cardiologists, Pulmonologist and Critical care specialists are treating Jayalalita, reports said.

As soon a news spread, supporters of chief minister gathered outside Apollo hospital in Chennai and many of them break down as they hear about TN CM Jayalalithaa's cardiac arrest this evening.

Meanwhile Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao after Chief Minister Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest.