V K Sasikala, a close aide of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, crossed into Tamil Nadu at Athipalli in Krishnagiri district bordering Karnataka, around 10 am as her supporters broke into celebrations, dancing to drum beats and showering flower petals on her convoy.
Chennai
For the second time in less than a week, Tamil Naduâs senior ministers and AIADMK leaders met Director General of Police J K Tripathy on Saturday to complain against V K Sasikala, the former aide of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
Sasikala, who was recently released from prison in Bengaluru after completing her four year term in a corruption case, is set to return to Chennai on February 8 and her supporters have planned a massive reception for her en route from the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border. However, the Law Minister C Ve Shanmugam, Electricity Minister Thangamani and Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar along with AIADMK presidium chairman Madhusudanan met the DGP alleging that Sasikalaâs supporters planned to incite violence on the occasion.
CHENNAI: VK Sasikala was
discharged from Bengaluru hospital on Sunday morning and she sent out a strong political message by boarding the car used by former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa with AIADMK flag. AIADMK leaders took strong exception to the use of party flag by Sasikala which revived a lot of discussions on her removal from the post of general secretary of the AIADMK and other issues.
Asked whether Sasikala could use the AIADMK flag, advocate Tamilmani told TNIE: “Sasikala’s petition challenging her removal as general secretary is pending before the court. Had she obtained an interim order that there would be no bar on her to use the AIADMK flag while filing this petition, now she can use the flag. Since she failed to do that, now she cannot use the party flag since she has been removed from the party. Besides, the Election Commission had approved the party headed by Edappadi K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam as the AIADMK and gave the symbol too .
Women-driven e-autos to sell tea and snacks in Chennai
Gilli Chai, an outlet for beverages and snacks, has launched women-powered mobile tea shops on electric auto rickshaws.
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Minister for Industries M C Sampath and Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar inaugurate the first fleet of mobile chai outlets at Saidapet on Tuesday | DEBADATTA MALLICK By Express News Service
CHENNAI: Gilli Chai, an outlet for beverages and snacks, has launched women-powered mobile tea shops on electric auto rickshaws. Minister for Industries M C Sampath and Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar inaugurated the first fleet of mobile chai outlets at the Saidapet Metro premises here on Tuesday. The first-of-its-kind outlets will offer various types of tea, coffee, snacks and cookies, and will ply across the city.