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These are the three main headlines on the Tamil Nadu AIADMK crisis today:

  • AIADMK presidium chairman E Madhusudhanan sacked by Sasikala
  • SC declines urgent hearing of PIL seeking to restrain Sasikala from taking CM oath
  • TN DGP Rajendran to meet over 100 AIADMK MLAs at Mahabalipuram resort

Read all live updates and breaking news from Tamil Nadu here on International Business Times, India:

19.58 IST: AIADMK was formed to protest against family politics but now it has gone into family politics; We won't let it happen: Madhusudanan

19.54 IST: Nobody can hijack the party, which was developed as a huge Banyan tree; even if an attempt is made, we won't let it happen: OPS

19.50 IST: Panneerselvam addresses media in Chennai. OPS praises MGR, Sasikala. Only one who is liked by TN people should become the CM, he said.

19.46 IST:  Governor should act, need permanent solution to crisis: DMK's MK Stalin

19.46 IST: Present dispensation is not even being able to undertake local body election in the state: MK Stalin

19.43 IST: No admin work for nearly 9 mons; there's standstill in state; DMK raised the issue & now governor must initiate a government's establishment: MK Stalin

19.43 IST: We believe the governor will uphold Constitution & democracy: Sasikala tells party workers

19.43 IST: Stalin addresses media after meeting the governor

19.33 IST: Party under Sasikala's control; She's got right to take action against members violating rules; Madhusudanan's remark incorrect, says Navaneethakrishnan

19.00 IST: DMK's MK Stalin to meet Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at 7:30 pm at Raj Bhavan.

18.30 IST: I myself left her (VK Sasikala), even before she did: Madhusudanan, AIADMK on his sacking

18.30 IST: Very soon we will announce the date of elections for electing the next general secretary of the AIADMK: E Madhusudanan

18.30 IST: There is no such position of interim General secretary in our party rules: Madhusudanan, AIADMK

18.00 IST: AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala holding a meeting with MPs at Poes Garden

17.30 IST: Haven't threatened #OPanneerselvam, but if he touches us, will reply; AIADMK HQ & Poes Garden come under my distt area, so have rights-Kalairajan

17.25 IST: If you (Panneerselvam)provoke/hit me, I'll do same; Amma taught us to do namaskar with hands, bt they can b used in other way-Kalairajan, AIADMK

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17.15 IST  Now, people-friendly work has stopped reaching the locals, hence submitted petition to find out where are these MLAs: Srinivasan, AIADMK

15:54 IST: Panneerselvam camp files formal complaint against 'illegal confinement' of MLAs

15:04 IST: Governor can call us anytime, that is why we all have assembled at one place: Ratnaswami, ex-AIADMK MLA lodged at resort

14.58 IST: My life is in danger, receiving threat calls, says C K Saraswathy

14.44 IST: Wait and see: E Madusudhanan after being removed as presidium chairman and from primary membership of AIADMK.

14.24 pm IST: KA Sengottayan appointed as the new presidium chairman of AIADMK.

14.18 pm IST: AIADMK presidium chairman E Madhusudhanan sacked by Sasikala after he shifted to Panneerselvam camp. The decision was taken less than an hour after Madhusudhanan said that Sasikala lacks qualification to be the general secretary of AIADMK.

14.13 pm IST: Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao likely to make a statement on Sasikala-Panneerselvam war.

13.24 pm IST: AIADMK presidium chairman Madhusudanan writes to the Election Commission of India requesting to reject resolution on Sasikala as general secretary.

13.03 pm IST: AIADMK spokesperson CR Saraswathi says, "In the AIADMK's history, never has the DMK supported us. Now, they have. It shows that they are behind all this."

12.49 pm IST: Police deployment at University of Madras Centenary Auditorium for Tamil Nadu chief minister's swearing-in ceremony withdrawn. The Tamil Nadu Governor is also expected to return to Mumbai for the weekend.

12.33 pm IST: Don't follow Sasikala for money. Only Panneerselvam can save Tamil Nadu. The Governor is an able man and he will take a sensible decision: Panneerselvam's aide E Ponnuswamy.

12.13 pm IST: Panneerselvam addresses the media in Chennai.

12.07 pm IST: Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan summoned by the Governor.

11.58 am IST: Tamil Nadu DGP Rajendran will visit the Golden Bay Resort in Mahabalipuram, where 100 AIADMK MLAs are allegedly held 'hostage' by the Sasikala camp. He will also visit the MLA Hostel in Chennai.

11.50 am IST: Tamil Nadu Director General of Police TK Rajendran has met the Governor at Raj Bhavan. 

11.47 am IST: Sasikala camp under fire as police asked to respond to hostage claim. Madras High Court has told police to file an affidavit on AIADMK MLAs lodged at a resort outside Chennai.

11.40 am IST: A Chennai-based group has submitted a complaint to the TN Director General of Police alleging that Sasikala and her family members have been usurping government and private property for the past 20 years.

"It becomes a great cause of concern for people of Tamil Nadu that a person involved in grabbing of Government lands, ponds and other private property is at the verge of becoming Chief Minister," Arappor Iyakkam Convenor Jayaram Venkatesan wrote. 

11.38 am IST: All MLAs lodged in the resort have willingly switched off their mobile phones as they are getting threatening calls: AIADMK MLA B Valarmathi. 

11.23 am IST: Governor is the constitutional head of the state, it is his prerogative to take decisions: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh 

11.12 am IST: Tamil Nadu Congress President S Thirunavukkarasar says they have informed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi about "what's happening there." "Governor has to act according to constitutional obligations," Thirunavukkarasar said after Tamil Nadu Congress leaders' meeting with Gandhi at his New Delhi residence.

10.58 am IST: Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao likely to meet state Chief Secretary and state Director General of Police for discussions.

10.41 am IST: Supreme Court declines urgent hearing of PIL seeking to restrain Sasikala from taking oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister till its decision in the DA case.

10.37 am IST: 

10.31 am IST: Governor assured Sasikala that she will be invited to form the Tamil Nadu government, but he needs time. The Governor reportedly told Sasikala that he needs to redress concerns raised by Panneerselvam. He said that he will consult legal experts and go by the Constitution: Sources told Sreenivasan Jain

10.29 am IST: 

10.23 am IST: Rahul Gandhi holds meeting with Tamil Nadu Congress leaders at his residence in New Delhi. Congress is keeping a close watch on the developments in Tamil Nadu.

10.15 am IST: MK Stalin attends Alanganallur jallikattu along with local MLAs and other senior leaders of DMK. Union Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Pon Radhakrishnan also there.

10.09 am IST: At last, jallikattu happens in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district.

9.49 am IST: Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao may meet Speaker P Dhanapal‎ to ascertain a simultaneous show of strength on the floor of the House, giving a chance to both Sasikala and Panneerselvam.

9.30 am IST: Sasikala gave list of MLAs, Paneerselvam did not. She has majority. What is the Governor waiting for?: Subramanian Swamy,BJP