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No legal problem to Sasikala's appointment as CM: A-G

Denies reports that Tamil Nadu Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao had sought his opinion on the issue.

February 08, 2017 03:25 am | Updated 06:33 pm IST - NEW DELHI:

Special Correspondent
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi on Tuesday said there was no legal problem to AIADMK general secretary Sasikala Natarajan's appointment as chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

Mr. Rohatgi also denied reports that Tamil Nadu Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao had sought his opinion on whether there were any legal hurdles to her taking over as chief minister.

Ms. Natarajan was acquitted by the Karnataka High Court on May 11, 2015 in the disproportionate assets case, along with former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, J. Elavarasi and V.N. Sudhakaran.

The Karnataka government had appealed to the apex court against the acquittal. A Bench of Justices P.C. Ghose and Amitava Roy had reserved the judgment.

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The ousted AIADMK(Amma) Deputy General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran.
TN Govt. will not face any danger as long as it follows Jayalalithaa's path, says Dhinakaran
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapadi K. Palaniswami and Finance Minister D. Jayakumar at the AIADMK head office in Chennai on April 21, 2017.
AIADMK reunion talks: Palaniswami faction sees contradictions in Panneerselvam camp
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DMK MLAs surround Speaker P. Dhanapal during the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami.
Governor seeks report on Assembly incidents
S. Vijay Kumar
Why is the AIADMK still in a crisis?
Ramya Kannan
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader M.K. Stalin sitting on a fast near the Gandhi statue in Chennai on Saturday in protest against the happenings in the Assembly.
Secret voting impossible, says Tamil Nadu Speaker
T. Ramakrishnan
OPS camp rebuffed rival’s attempt at rapprochement in Assembly
T.K. Rohit,B. Kolappan
Sasikala’s vow fulfilled, says Palaniswami
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Edappadi government to face trust vote today
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Tamil Nadu Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao greets Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami in Chennai.
Governor not ‘duty-bound’ by popular will, says SC
Krishnadas Rajagopal
V.K. Sasikala.
EC asks Sasikala to explain appointment as AIADMK interim general secretary
Devesh K. Pandey
A group of AIADMK MPs and party leaders belonging to the O. Panneerselvam faction come out of the Election Commission office after a meeting in New Delhi on Thursday.
Sasikala’s elevation illegal: MPs tell Election Commission
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Paying homage Edappadi K. Palaniswami went to the Jayalalithaa memorial after being sworn in Chief Minister.
Edappadi Palaniswami sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister
T. Ramakrishnan
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Change of guard
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D. Jayakumar and A. Navaneethakrishnan talking to journalists on Wednesday.
Stalemate continues, but AIADMK patch-up in sight
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O. Panneerselvam and Deepa at the Jayalalithaa memorial in Chennai.
OPS seeks floor test, joins hands with Deepa
B. Kolappan
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A few good officers
R.K.Raghavan
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Palaniswami stakes claim to form govt.
T. Ramakrishnan
Bengaluru prepares for Sasikala’s arrival
Special Correspondent
Justice Roy exhorts citizens to fight ‘deadly affliction’ of corruption
Krishnadas Rajagopal
File photo of Edappadi K. Palanisamy and AIADMK cadres participating in a yagam at a temple in Salem for the speedy recovery of Jayalalithaa.
From farmer to CM pick — the rise of a Jaya loyalist
Syed Muthahar Saqaf
File photo shows AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala at former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s memorial in Chennai.
Sasikala convicted in DA case; can't contest elections for 10 years
Krishnadas Rajagopal
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy. File
DA case: Swamy, the man who lodged the complaint
D. Suresh Kumar
Special Public Prosecutor B.V. Acharya File photo
DA case verdict shows that the corrupt cannot escape from law, says Acharya
O. Panneerselvam and Deepa Jayakumar, along with senior AIADMK leaders, pay homage at the Jayalalithaa's memorial, in Chennai on Tuesday.
Panneerselvam, Deepa join hands at Jayalalithaa's memorial
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AIADMK interim general secretary V.K. Sasikala.
Supreme Court verdict in Jaya assets case today
Krishnadas Rajagopal
DMK working president M.K.Stalin.
'Governor’s delay will pave way for horse trading'
B. Kolappan
A poster condemning Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam occupying the walls near District Court Complex in Madurai on Monday.
Councillor announces her support to OPS
L Srikrishna
S.S. Saravanan MLA (third from left) Madurai south constituency extends his support to Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, in Chennai on Monday.
MLAs at resort traumatised, says ‘escaped’ legislator Saravanan
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Could have become CM the day Jaya died: Sasikala
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AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala interacting with party MLAs at a resort in Koovathur near Chennai on Sunday.
Sasikala stays back with flock, MLA ‘escapes’
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‘Stop meddling in TN’
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AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala
A look at the legal cases that Sasikala faces
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Cartoonscape — February 13, 2017
CHENNAI, 08/02/2017 : For Tamil Nadu Desk : AIADMK, general secretary V.K. Sasikala waving to a crowd before attending the urgent meeting of the party legislators at the party headquarters in Chennai on Wednesday. Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam
Supreme Court verdict in DA case: what are the possible outcomes?
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Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao addresses the Tamil Nadu Assembly in Chennai on Monday. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam looks on.
How the battle for CM will proceed on the floor of the house
K. Deepalakshmi
AIADMK crisis: Conduct floor test, A-G Rohatgi tells Governor
Krishnadas Rajagopal
AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala interacting with party MLAs at a resort in Koovathur near Chennai on Sunday.
An AIADMK MLA escapes from resort, joins OPS camp
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Sasikala presents legislators before media, denies coercion
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OPS, Sasikala greet Governor on his birthday
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AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala leaving Poes Garden for a meeting with party MLAs, in Chennai on Sunday.
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AIADMK MLAs welcome party general secretary V.K. Sasikala as she arrives for a meeting in Chennai on Saturday.
Growing support for OPS derailed Sasikala camp's plans
Ramya Kannan
AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala submitting the list of MLAs supporting her to Tamil Nadu Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao
Sasikala urges Governor to 'act soon'
The Hindu Net Desk
O. Panneerselvam and V.K. Sasikala
Two MPs extend support to OPS
Tamil Nadu Bureau
A small road leading to the resort at Koovathur saw a flurry of activity, with many AIADMK leaders and Ministers visiting the MLAs on Friday.
Not forced to stay at resort: AIADMK MLAs
Deepu Sebastian Edmond
E. Madhusudhanan flanked by O. Panneerselvam and K.P. Munusamy addresses the media in Chennai on Friday.
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AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala leaves after paying her tributes at the Jayalalithaa memorial, in Chennai on Thursday.
Swearing-in delayed to split party: Sasikala
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After MGR’s demise in 1987 the party split, with Jayalalithaa heading one faction and MGR’s widow, Janaki Ramachandran, leading the other with the support of senior leaders such as Rm. Veerappan. Janaki was made Chief Minister on January 7, 1988, with the support of 97 members in a House of 234, after she won the confidence motion in a voting marred by allegations of foul play. The Union government led by Rajiv Gandhi dismissed her government.
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Duraimurugan
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Sasikala broke promise, betrayed Jayalalithaa: Panneerselvam
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Srivaikundam MLA S.P. Shunmuganathan. File photo
Panneerselvam camp files formal complaint against ‘illegal confinement’ of MLAs
R. Sivaraman
WhatsApp forwards exhort MLAs to support OPS
The Hindu Net Desk
Girija Vaidyanathan
Governor holds talks with Girija Vaidhyanathan
Special Correspondent
Will she, won’t she? The wait for Deepa continues
R. Sujatha
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam speaks to the media at his residence in Chennai on Friday.
TN Governor likely to await SC judgement in Sasikala case
The Hindu Net Desk
AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala.
SC refuses urgent hearing on plea to restrain Sasikala from taking over as CM
Krishnadas Rajagopal
O. Panneerselvam and V.K. Sasikala
Making sense of the numbers game
Narayan Lakshman
Cartoonscape — February 10, 2017
Keshav
‘Every member of Sasikala’s family controls party now’
Pro-Sasikala MLAs get barrage of calls
B. Aravind Kumar
AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala leaves after paying her tributes at the Jayalalithaa memorial, in Chennai on Thursday.
Sasikala stakes claim, all eyes on Governor
The Hindu Net Desk
O. Panneerselvam and V.K. Sasikala
Tamil Nadu witnesses its own Game of Thrones
Sriram Panchu
Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.
There is a disconnect between ruling party leaders and people of Tamil Nadu: Chidambaram
Nistula Hebbar
AIADMK members protest in the well of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
AIADMK MPs rally behind Sasikala
Vijaita Singh
Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram leaves the Parliament House, in New Delhi on Friday.
Governor could exercise ‘window of discretion’ to delay swearing-in: Chidambaram
Nistula Hebbar
Garnering support: Tamil Nadu CM O. Panneerselvam with former Speaker P. H. Pandian and Rajya Sabha Member V. Maitreyan at his residence in Chennai on Tuesday.
In TN, all eyes on Raj Bhavan now
Special Correspondent
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam at the Jayalalithaa memorial in Chennai.
A stopgap Chief Minister who became unstoppable
Ramya Kannan
The former MLA Om Sakthi Sekar distributing sweets among his supporters after news spread about O. Panneerselvam's open revolt against Ms. Sasikala.
AIADMK MLAs in Puducherry play it safe
Rajesh B Nair
Stalin demands CBI inquiry into threat to Panneerselvam
Special Correspondent
Cadres of Deepa Peravai expressing support of Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam in Thoothukudi on Wednesday.
Support pours in for OPS in Thoothukudi
Madurai bureau
DMK Working President M.K. Stalin during an interview in Chennai.
DMK slams Sasikala, seeks CBI probe into Panneerselvam’s allegations
PTI
AIADMK interim general secretary V.K. Sasikala on her way to the party headquarters in Chennai on Wednesday.
No one can divide AIADMK, says Sasikala
T. Ramakrishnan
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam coming out after meditation at Jayalalithaa memorial in Chennai.
Panneerselvam dismisses Sasikala’s charge of DMK conspiracy
PTI
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam speaking to mediapersons on Wednesday.
Judicial inquiry will be ordered into Jayalalithaa's death: Panneerselvam
The Hindu Net Desk
O. Panneerselvam.
Twitterati give Panneerselvam a big thumbs up
The Hindu Net Desk
Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi
No legal problem to Sasikala's appointment as CM: A-G
Special Correspondent
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Tamil Nadu CM O. Panneerselvam at the Jayalalithaa memorial
OPS revolts, says he was forced to quit
Special Correspondent
Defiant duo : Former Assembly Speaker P.H. Pandian, left, and his son P.H. Manoj Pandian at a press meet in Chennai on Tuesday.
Former speaker P.H. Pandian hits out at Sasikala
Special Correspondent
AIADMK leader and former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Assembly P.H. Pandian and son P.H. Manoj Pandian at a press meet in Chennai on Tuesday.
Sasikala not eligible to become CM, says AIADMK leader
Dennis S. Jesudasan
Party cadres greet V.K. Sasikala.
No clarity on date of Sasikala’s swearing-in
Special Correspondent

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