Friday saw yet another emotional outburst from the DMK chief against his grand nephews Kalanidhi and Dayanidhi Maran. In a two page letter in the DMK's mouthpiece Murasoli Karunanidhi went on the offensive against the Marans and virtually ruled out any rapproachment within the family.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/karunanidhi-slams-maran-brothers-in-emotional-letter/78704-3.html
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth must enter politics, and he should decide about it now. That message comes from Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi, who formed his own political party this year. Chiranjeevi told CNN-IBN's Veeraraghav in an interview that he had discussed the matter with Rajinikanth several times but the actor said there was still time. Rajinikanth has refused to accept his fans' plea to enter politics at least thrice since 1996.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rajinikanth-must-enter-politics-chirus-advice/77633-3.html
In an exclusive interview to CNN IBN, film star turned politician Chiranjeevi who recently launched his party Praja Rajyam, has not ruled out an alliance with the BJP. Chiranjeevi who's campaigning in the Telengana region spoke to our Senior editor Veeraraghav TM
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chiranjeevi-doesnt-rule-out-alliance-with-bjp/77425-3.html
AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa's convoy was attacked near Madurai on Thursday and the former chief minister alleged that the attack was by DMK workers.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jayalalithaa-alleges-dmk-workers-attacked-her-car/77121-3.html
The DMK government on Thursday arrested MDMK leader Vaiko for making inflammatory speeches in support of the LTTE. In Parliament, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee defended the Government's support to the Lankan government.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vaiko-arrested-for-pledging-support-to-ltte/76586-3.html
The plight of Tamil civilians caught in the crossfire has become a sticking point with politicians in Tamil Nadu and the Centre is coming under serious pressure. External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has gone to Colombo to discuss safety of Tamil civilians there. Even as politicians in Tamil Nadu, continued to pledge their support for Tamils in Sri Lanka, Colombo insisted that LTTE is trying take help of the Dravidian parties to prevent the war.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dayanidhi-resigns-for-the-sri-lankan-tamil-cause/76322-3.html
Former union minister Dayanidhi Maran submitted his symbolic resignation on Sunday and showed solidarity with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) over the Tamil issue in Sri Lanka. The resignation came after Maran met the DMK chief M Karunanidhi for the first time since his exit from the union cabinet over a family rift in 2007.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/maran-resigns-over-tamil-issue--pranab-visits-sl/76244-3.html
All DMK MPs including seven Union Ministers submitted their symbolic resignation to M Karunanidhi in Chennai on Friday over the alleged atrocities being committed on Tamils in Sri Lanka. The DMK MPs have given Centre time till October 29 to put pressure on Sri Lanka to halt offensive against LTTE. But AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa has called the resignations as farce and dared Karunanidhi to quit as the chief minister if he is worried about Tamils in Sri Lanka.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jayalalithaa-dares-karuna-to-quit-over-sltamil-row/76130-3.html
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi is stepping up pressure on the Centre to act tough on the Sri Lankan Government. The Sri Lankan army has not only stepped up its offensive on the LTTE, but it is also close to wiping out the LTTE strongholds. Politicians in the southern Indian states are competing to be seen as the champions of the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/karunanidhi-threatens-pullout-over-tamils-in-sl-issue/75226-3.html
Nalini Sriharan, who is convicted in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case has another shot at an early release as the Madras High Court has requested the Tamil Nadu government to reconsider her bail appeal again. Nalini has been in the Vellore Jail for over 17 years now.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tamil-nadu-govt-to-reconsider-nalinis-bail-appeal/74268-3.html
The two men who sowed the seeds for stardom politics were N T Rama Rao in Andhra Pradesh and M G Ramachandran in Tamil Nadu. The political journeys they took were very different and the legacy they leave behind is beyond just the parties they started.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/politics-of-stardom-s-indias-ntr-mgr-phenomenon/72220-3.html
Tamil Nadu police has befriended a group of software professionals to monitor the cyber world as the terrorists have now started using Internet for their illegal activities. This group includes both engineering students and IT professionals who will try to keep the cyberspace clean.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/tn-police-want-techies-help-to-tackle-terror/71342-3.html
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