AIADMK urges govt. to take action against its former functionary A.V. Raju

AIADMK urges govt. to take action against its former functionary A.V. Raju

AIADMK organisation secretary D. Jayakumar on Wednesday urged the State government to take a strong legal action against former AIADMK functionary A.V. Raju for his remarks against actor Trisha.  (Mr. Raju, who was the secretary of the Salem (West) panchayat union unit of the AIADMK, was expelled from the party on Saturday.) Talking to reporters, Mr. … Read more

Congress alleges plot by BJP candidate to kill Kharge & family; saffron party functionary denies charge

Congress alleges plot by BJP candidate to kill Kharge & family; saffron party functionary denies charge

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in Karnataka. | Photo Credit: ANI An assassination plot has been hatched to ‘wipe out’ Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge, his wife and his entire family by a BJP candidate, the party general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged on May 6. Mr. Surjewala also shared an alleged audio … Read more

T.N. BJP functionary arrested in Coimbatore for tweets against ‘public tranquillity’

T.N. BJP functionary arrested in Coimbatore for tweets against ‘public tranquillity’

Tamil Nadu BJP industrial wing vice-president S. Selvakumar. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Coimbatore city cybercrime police on Wednesday arrested S. Selvakumar, 42, vice-president of the industrial wing of the BJP in Tamil Nadu.  Mr. Selvakumar was held for offences under Sections 505(1)(b) (with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear … Read more