AIADMK (Amma) leader T T V Dhinakaran has been arrested by Delhi Police at around midnight, after four days of questioning, for allegedly attempting to bribe an Election Commission official.<br/>'<br/>Joint commissioner of police (crime), Praveer Ranjan said Dhinakaran reached the Crime Branch Inter State Cell office in Chanakyapuri at 5 last evening and was arrested after being questioned for close to six hours.<br/>'<br/>Dhinakaran's longtime friend Mallikarjuna was also arrested for allegedly facilitating the deal between him and Sukesh Chandrasekar, the middleman in the EC bribery case. <br/><br/>Mallikarjuna was also quizzed for the second day in succession. The AIADMK leader and his friend will be produced before a city court today.<br/>'<br/>Mallikarjuna had been accompanying Dhinakaran everywhere ever since Chandrasekar was arrested on April 16 for allegedly striking a deal of Rs 50 crore to help the AIADMK (Amma) faction to keep the undivided AIADMK's poll symbol 'two leaves'.<br/>'<br/>Dhinakaran had yesterday confessed to meeting Chandrasekar, assuming he was a high court judge. <br/><br/>He had, however, denied that he paid money to the middleman for retaining the party's poll symbol. <br/><br/>The controversial AIADMK leader, who had come under the scanner after the arrest of Chandrasekar, had maintained that he never met him.<br/>'<br/>Earlier in the day, the police produced Chandrasekar before a special court, which extended his custody till April 28.<br/>'<br/>Dhinakaran, who was appointed deputy general secretary by AIADMK chief V S Sasikala, has been isolated in his party amid moves to merge rival factions led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister EK Palaniswami and his predecessor O Panneerselvam.<br/>'<br/>A powerful section of the ruling AIADMK (Amma) recently revolted against the Sasikala-Dhinakaran leadership. <br/><br/>The development came after Panneerselvam, who is leading the rival faction, demanded ouster of Sasikala and Dhinakaran as a condition for merger talks.

AIADMK (Amma) leader T T V Dhinakaran was arrested in New Delhi tonight after four days of questioning by Delhi Police. <br/><br/>He is accused of attempting to bribe an Election Commission official for retaining the party's poll symbol of "two-leaves" for his faction.'<br/>'<br/>Praveer Ranjan, joint commissioner of police (crime), said Dhinakaran was today called for questioning at 5 PM at the Crime Branch Inter State Cell office in Chanakyapuri and was arrested around midnight. <br/><br/>His longtime friend Mallikarjuna has also been arrested after being quizzed for the second day on the trot, he said. <br/><br/>Mallikarjuna had been accompanying Dhinakaran everywhere ever since Sukesh Chandrsekar, the middleman in the EC bribery case, was arrested, police said. <br/><br/>Dhinakaran had yesterday confessed to meeting Chandrsekar, assuming he was a high court judge.<br/><br/>''''''<br/>