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SUPER 63 DMDK, PMK The floor is open release list |NT Bureau|

u Filing of nominations for LS elections to begin Chennai, Mar 18:

tomorrow in TN u Polling time extended in Completing its list of can- Madurai u Observers to reach State didates to contest in the elections, PMK today |NT Bureau| DETAILS OF PHASE II announced Vaithilingam as the candidate for Sriperum- Chennai, Mar 18: Beginning of fi ling of nominations ...... 19 March budur constituency and Jothi- Filing of nomination papers for Last date of nominations ...... 26 March muthu for Dindigul. The party had yesterday announced phase-1 of the 2019 Lok Sabha Scrutiny of nominations ...... 27 March elections began this morning. candidates for fi ve constitu- L With the general elections and ast date of withdrawal ...... 29 March encies out of the seven that it by-poll for 18 Assembly constitu- Election date ...... 18 April is contesting in the AIADMK encies slated to be held in Tamil- Results ...... 23 May alliance. nadu on 18 April, contestants will Similarly the DMDK which be fi ling their nominations from date for candidates submitting is also part of the AIADMK tomorrow. nomination papers for the fi rst alliance has announced R Ala- The last date of fi ling nomina- phase is 25 March and scru- garsaamy, Alagapuram R Mo- tion in Tamilnadu is 26 March tiny will take place 26 March. han, V Elangovan and L K and the papers will be scruti- The last date for withdrawal of nisied on 27 March. The last date nominations is 28 March. Apart Sudhish as the party’s candi- to withdraw nominations is 29 from the parliamentary elections, dates. They will be contesting March. Assembly elections to Andhra from , Chennai The States where polls will be Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal North, Trichy and Kallakurichi, held in the second phase include Pradesh are being conducted 11 respectively. Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, April. Also, by-elections to 28 enth phase on 19 May. Election Meanwhile Chief Minister Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, seats in the 147-strong Odisha results of all the phases will be Edappadi K Palaniswami and , Manipur, Odisha, Assembly are being conducted on announced 23 May. Deputy Chief Minister O Pan- Meanwhile in Madurai, where Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West the same day. neerselvam, the AIADMK joint The annual Arubathu Moovar procession, as part of Panguni Bengal and Puducherry. Kallazhagar festival is slated to Elections to the coordinator and coordina- Utsavam celebrations of Sri Kapaleeswarar temple, Seventeen States, including Ut- are being conducted in seven take place on 18 April, the polling Mada veedhis tor, respectively, today held took place today. Devotees thronged the in large tar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharash- phases in the country. The fi rst time has been extended up to 8 a meeting with senior party numbers and offered worship. Elaborate arrangements were made tra and West Bengal and Union phase will be held on 11 April, pm. Sources said election observ- by authorities ahead of the event. Territories Andaman, Lakshad- second on 18 April, third on 23 ers will reach Tamilnadu on leaders and district secretar- ies to discuss the party’s poll (Feature on Page 8) Photo: C SANTHOSH weep and Chandigarh are going April, fourth on 29 April, fi fth on Tuesday to monitor expenses and to the polls 11 April. The last 6 May, sixth on 12 May and sev- other things. strategies. SI injured while Man arrested for Dynasty Munnetra chasing gang | NT Bureau | going near Dhoni Kazhagams Chennai, Mar 18: | NT Bureau | u Sons and daughters of top leaders fi gure A Sub-Inspector of police suffered Chennai, Mar 18: grievous injuries while he tried to in candidates lists of DMK, AIADMK stop a vehicle at Chintadripet in the Police are conducting inquiries | M BHASKAR SAI | wee hours of today. with a man who trespassed into ANBUMANI S/O RAMADOSS A police source said, Prakash Na- Chepauk cricket pitch yesterday Chennai, Mar 18: & DAVID S/O KALIMUTHU tarajan (34), is Law and Order SI while an IPL practice session of at Chintadripet station. He was on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) was When M Karunanidhi and J patrol duty from 9 pm yesterday. underway. He did it to meet crick- Jayalalithaa were alive, they While the PMK has named former Union Minister Anbumani Rama- From 1.30 am onwards, he was eter M S Dhoni, it is said. were accused of promoting family doss, son of its founder S Ramadoss as its Dharmapuri candidate, checking vehicles on the road and According to the police, the in- members- the former was charged TTV Dhinakaran’s AMMK has nominated David Annadurai, son of moving around in the area on his cident had created tension in the with grooming his own kin and former Speaker Kalimuthu, as its Madurai contestant. two-wheeler. At 3 am, three men on stadium premises. the latter with nurturing relatives a two-wheeler were riding fast. The Taking it as a security lapse, of her close aide V K Sasikala. trio overtook him and sped off. They police are inquiring with the ‘fan’ After their demise, many things IPL practice session. The training did not stop the vehicle even when identifi ed as S Aravind Kumar were changed in their parties, the had began by 6 pm and mid-way he asked them to. (21), a native of Madurai. He is DMK and the AIADMK, respec- Aravind jumped over the barriers Angered by this, Prakash began pursuing MBA from a private col- tively. But, the one thing that has and ran towards Dhoni. chasing them. At a junction at Aru- lege there. remained constant is opportuni- Even as Dhoni wished the fan, nachalam Naicken Road, he missed ties to wards of leaders. He came to the city by Vaigai the stadium staff escorted him out a speed breaker, hit it and fell. Express yesterday to watch the A look at the candidates lists of Kanimozhi Ravindra Nath Kumar Kathir Anand Gautham Sigamani Jayavardhan of the ground. both the parties, which were re- Thangapandian. The DMK has leaders started promoting their leased Sunday, shows the impor- fi elded Kanimozhi (Karunanidhi’s kin in a big way and no party is Techie attacked and tance given to sons and daughters daughter) in , Gau- an exception to this. Parties are Bomb threat to of top guns. tham Sigamani (Ponmudi’s son) being run like family business where robbed of phone The DMK leads the pack in en- in Kallakurichi and Kathir Anand sons and daughters inherit the couraging family interests, as at (Durai Murugan’s son) in . fortunes of their fathers,’ says Ravi at Anna Salai CM’s house least six out of its 20 contestants The ruling AIADMK is not far S, a professor in a city college. | NT Bureau | | NT Bureau | combed the entire are kin of its stalwarts. And, all behind. The party’s coordina- Amid reports that party cadres premises. After a three constituencies in Chennai tor and Deputy Chief Minister O are upset with wards of leaders Chennai, Mar 18: Chennai, Mar 18: have been given to these power- Panneerselvam’s son P Ravindra snatching away their opportuni- thorough search, it was confi rmed that ful progeny. While Kalanidhi Nath Kumar is its Theni candidate. ties, DMK president M K Stalin A techie was attacked by bike- The city police were question- the information was Veerasami, the Chennai North AIADMK’s Madurai contestant dismisses this as the ‘view of the borne men at Anna Salai last night. ing a man from Pallikaranai a hoax. candidate, is a dermatologist by VVVR Rajasathyan is son of former media’. ‘We have selected well- According to the police, Basil Ba- here for issuing bomb threat The control room profession and son of former Min- Mayor VV Rajan Chellappa, Chen- qualifi ed and deserving candi- sha (28) worked for a software fi rm to Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s residence at immediately traced ister Arcot N Veerasami, Dayani- nai South candidate Jayavardhan dates who could win the election,’ as a processing executive. dhi Maran, the Chennai Central is Minister D Jayakumar’s son and he told journalists Sunday. Greenways Road this morning. the call and found At 11.20 pm Sunday, he had gone to contestant, is, no prizes for guess- candidate P H Manoj And, according to Panneersel- According to police, around it was made from a shop near his home and was walking ing, son of former Union Minister Pandian is son of former Speaker P vam, ‘We have picked deserving 5.50 am, a caller informed the Pallikaranai. Police back when three men on a two-wheeler Murasoli Maran. Tamizhachi H Pandian. candidates. Everyone in our list control room that a bomb would go off then identifi ed the caller as Sunda- Thangapandian, a former English ‘The culture, or ethics, of keep- has the history of working for grabbed his iPhone, pushed him to the at the Chief Minister’s house. raj (28). He was taken into custody professor and poet, is the Chen- ing family members away from the party. This is Amma’s party ground and fl ed. He suffered injuries Immediately after receiving the at 7 am. nai South candidate. She is the politics ended with the times of and there is no place for family to his head. Police have registered a information, sniffer dogs and po- Police were conducting inquiries daughter of former DMK Minister MGR. After 1990s, Dravidian politics’. case and are inquiring it. lice teams arrived at the spot and with him. MNM candidates Rs 1.4 crore seized list 20 March Who’s new CM of Goa? at Poonamallee | NT Bureau | u Cong stakes claim u Modi in Panaji to pay tributes to Parrikar | NT Bureau | Chennai, Mar 18: Chennai, Mar 18: New Delhi / Panaji, Mar 18 (PTI): His last rites will be performed , Vishwajit Rane The list of candidates, who will at the Miramar beach, next to the are said to be front-runners for Goa Around Rs 1.4 crore cash was Prime Minister contest in the Lok Sabha and As- memorial of Goa’s fi rst Chief Minis- CM’S post. seized from a vehicle at Poonamal- left for Goa this morning to pay sembly by-elections on behalf of ter Dayanand Bandodkar, who was In the meantime, all 14 Congress lee this morning. tribute to Chief Minister Manohar also cremated there. Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), will MLAs in Goa were on the way to Raj According to the police, the sei- Parrikar who died of pancreatic Parrikar would be accorded a be announced by the party presi- Bhawan on Monday to meet Gover- zure took place when a Revenue cancer on Sunday. state funeral with full military dent Kamal Haasan on 20 March. nor Mridula Sinha to stake claim Offi cer on election duty checked the Modi left for Goa soon after the honours, according to the home vehicle at Poonamallee check post. The candidate selection commit- to form government in the state Union Cabinet meeting, which was ministry. The central government ‘The offi cer fl agged down an SUV tee of MNM interviewed Lok Sabha following the demise of CParrikar. convened to condole the demise of has announced national mourning at 10 am. Around fi ve people were election aspirants last week. Party The Congress Legislative Party Parrikar. today. seated inside the vehicle. We found vice-president Dr R Mahendran led The Goa Chief Minister’s body has Meanwhile, Goa BJP president (CLP) met in Panaji on Monday nearly Rs 1.4 crore from them,’ sources the committee. A total of 1,137 as- been kept at the BJP offi ce in Panaji Parrikar, a four-time Chief Min- Vinay Tendulkar said there would morning. said. ‘The men told us that the money pirants submitted their application for the party leaders and workers ister, died at his private residence be clarity on who would be the Leader of the Opposition Chan- belonged to a private bank and they forms. Kamal Haasan supervised to pay their last respects. Sunday evening after battling a State’s new Chief Minister by drakant Kavlekar said the party were transporting it to the branch the interview. The shortlisted can- From there, his body would be pancreatic ailment since February later today. Tendulkar said this MLAs decided to walk to the Raj offi ces of the bank in Vellore, didates would contest in ‘battery taken to Kala Academy, around last year. The IIT graduate repre- after meeting Union minister and Bhawan uninvited, after the Gov- and surrounding areas,’ they added. torch’ symbol allotted to MNM by three km away, to allow the public sented Panaji Assembly seat in the senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari ernor refused to give them an ap- However, they could not produce pay their tribute to him. the Election Commission. State for over two decades. at a hotel. pointment. any documents for the cash.