In 1972, she was honoured by the Tamil Nadu government with the award Kalaimamani. But due to the poor electoral performance of the Janaki Ramachandran-led faction, Jayalalitha later took over the leadership of the party. Harley-Davidson discontinues sales in I... Harley-Davidson discontinues sales in India. Nearly nine months after Sasikala was unanimously appointed interim general secretary of the AIADMK following then Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's death, she was removed from the post on September 12, 2017, by the AIADMK's general council.

The former Prime Minister was accompanied by his sons, former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and former Minister H D Revanna, state JD(S) chief H K Kumaraswamy and others, as he filed his papers at the office of the Legislative Assembly Secretary M K Vishalakshi, who is the returning officer for the polls. While trying to maintain that the ruling AIADMK was not rattled by her possible release from the prison in Karnataka, Jayakumar when asked to spell out his party's stand, reiterated that there was no room for Sasikala family's domination in the party. Follow us for updates, New labour bills allow firms with up to 300 workers to fire staff sans govt nod, Kesavananda Bharati: The Swamiji who protected our constitutional rights, There’s total wipeout of Muslims from govt in J&K, says Farooq Abdullah, India, Australia carry out naval exercise in Indian Ocean amid China row, Trump refuses to promise peaceful transfer of power if he loses US elections, RCB vs KIXP as it happened: KL Rahul stars with century as bowlers vanquish Virat Kohli's team by 97 runs, IPL in PICS: Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal play bold as RCB down SRH by 10 runs. With her around, the political scene in Tamil Nadu had never been devoid of dramatic moments. COVID-19 September 24 Highlights: Mahar... COVID-19 September 24 Highlights: Maharashtra's death toll crosses 34,000; Mumbai reports 2,163 new cases on Thursday.

In the leaked audio tape that is yet to be verified or authenticated by any legitimate sources, a voice sounding similar to that of the minister can be heard allegedly discussing abortion of an as yet unborn child with the mother of an unidentified girl who seems to be carrying it. The shocking audio clip which has been doing the rounds of social media has been shared by various political parties’ leaders, reports said. He is a incumbent Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. She received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws conferred on her by The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai in 2005.

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