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Rajya Sabha witnesses uproar over Minister's reply in Hindi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), August 1 (ANI): Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed uproar for a while after MDMK member Vaiko objected Union Minister Harsh Vardhan for replying to a debate in Hindi which was strongly opposed by the members of the treasury benches.
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Tribunal notice to Centre, TN over Vaiko's application to implead on LTTE
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): A special tribunal on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and Tamil Nadu state government on the application of MDMK General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Vaiko seeking to implead in the proceedings on whether Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) should b
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MDMK leader Vaiko takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) leader Vaiko, who was elected to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu, took oath as the member of the Upper House on Thursday.
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Swamy calls for terminating RS membership of Vaiko over his anti-Hindi com
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has written to Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairperson Venkaiah Naidu urging for the termination of the Rajya Sabha membership of newly elected MDMK Member of Parliament Vaiko, who he claimed had breached the Constitution o
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Hindi has lowered standards of debates in Parliament: Vaiko
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jul 15 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief Vaiko on Monday claimed that the usage of Hindi language led to the deterioration of the standards of the debates in Parliament.
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6 candidates, including Vaiko, elected to RS from TN
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai [Tamil Nadu] [India], July 11 (ANI): All the six candidates belonging to the alliances led by the ruling AIADMK and the DMK, including MDMK's Vaiko, were on Thursday declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu in the biennial elections.
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Vaiko's nomination for RS poll found valid on Tuesday
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 9 (ANI): The nomination of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) party General Secretary, Vaiko, for the July 18 Rajya Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu has been found valid on Tuesday.
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Tamil Nadu: MDMK's Vaiko files nomination for RS polls
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 6 (ANI): Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) party General Secretary Vaiko on Saturday filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections as a DMK-supported candidate.
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MDMK Gen Sec Vaiko sentenced one-year jail term in a sedition case
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 5(ANI) : Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) General Secretary Vaiko on Friday was sentenced to one-year jail term by a special Chennai Court in a case of seditious speech filed against him in 2009.
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MDMK nominates Vaiko as its candidate for RS polls
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 3 (ANI): Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) on Tuesday named party General Secretary Vaiko as the party's candidate from Tamil Nadu for the July 18 Rajya Sabha polls.
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DMK announces 3 candidates for Rajya Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Monday announced names of its three nominees for the ensuing Rajya Sabha polls.
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Vaiko expresses anguish over terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): MDMK Chief Vaiko on Tuesday expressed anguish over the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka. He reckoned that the churches which were attacked were mainly situated in Tamil areas and hence, many Tamil people may have lost their lives in the attack. Read More
