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ALL OUT EFFORT: DMK candidate from Madurai MK Azhagiri (L) along with his brother M K Stalin in Madurai.

ALL OUT EFFORT: DMK candidate from Madurai MK Azhagiri (L) along with his brother M K Stalin in Madurai.

Winning Madurai crucial for Azhagiri's career

The temple town of Madurai is one constituency that the DMK would surely want to win as M K Azhagiri, son of M Karunanidhi, is contesting from the seat. His opponent is CPI-M leader P Mohan. In 1999 and 2004 Mohan won from Madurai with DMK's support and Azhagiri was the chief strategist then.

DYNASTIC POLITICS: Maran failed to attend the Assembly on Friday evening and the Karunanidhi

Maran skips function, fuels speculation

Union minister Dayanidhi Maran was absent from Friday's grand function to celebrate Karunanidhi's golden jubilee.

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OUT OF SIGHT: Dayanidhi Maran boycotted the function to mark the completion of 50 years of M Karunanidhi in TN House.

TN row may cost Maran Cabinet seat

Delhi was abuzz with speculation that Dayanidhi Maran may lose his Cabinet post for the row his newspaper created.

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FAMILY FUED: The flames inside Karunanidhi’s family have overpowered DMK celebrations.

Family feud dampens DMK celebrations

M Karunanidhi may celebrate 50 years as legislator, but the battle for succession between his sons is heating up.

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ALL IN THE FAMILY: Findings of Dinakaran poll that sparked off the violence.

Warring sons shadow DMK's sun

The incident comes at a time when DMK is gearing up to celebrate 50 years of Karunanidhi in the state Assembly.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/warring-sons-shadow-dmks-sun/40112-37.html

SON STROKE: Tamil daily Dinakaran has come out with an opinion poll on Karunanidhi’s political heir.

3 killed in DMK rivalry clashes

Azhagiri supporters allegedly set fire to the Madurai office of daily Dinakaran over a poll on the political heir of Karunanidhi.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/3-killed-in-dmk-rivalry-clashes/40078-37.html

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