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Two brothers have been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 30,000 each for assaulting an elderly man and snatching his mobile phone. The incident occurred when the convicts, along with a minor, approached the victim under the guise of asking for directions. The Karumathampatti police arrested the accused after the victim lodged a complaint.

Over 300 AIADMK members, including former ministers and MLAs, joined Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), citing inability to serve the public under AIADMK leadership. Senior leaders expressed belief in Chief Minister Joseph Vijay's ideals, mirroring MGR and Jayalalithaa, and pledged wholehearted support for TVK's future endeavors.

Fourth MLA quits in two days; speaker asserts his decision is final

Tamil Nadu assembly speaker JCD Prabhakar accepted the handwritten resignation of MLA Esakki Subaya, who joined the ruling TVK party. This follows the resignations of three other AIADMK MLAs who also joined TVK, reducing the rebel AIADMK camp's strength.

AIADMK faces internal turmoil as Edappadi Palaniswami and rebel leader C Ve Shanmugam trade accusations of anti-party activities. Palaniswami removed several leaders, including Shanmugam and S P Velumani, for allegedly supporting a rival government in exchange for ministerial posts. Rebels counter, accusing Palaniswami of seeking DMK support to become Chief Minister.

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.

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.