AIADMK (Amma) leader TTV Dinakaran was grilled by the Delhi police for 11 hours over his alleged attempt to bribe an Election Commission official for retaining the 'two leaves' party symbol and the related money trail.'<br/><br/>Police officials said that Dhinakaran, who was quizzed for the second consecutive day, had reached the Crime Branch Inter State Cell office in Chanakyapuri around 2 PM yesterday, while the questioning came to an end only around 1 AM. <br/><br/>The leader had come under scanner after the arrest of alleged middleman Sukesh Chandrasekar. Dhinakaran, however, has maintained that he does not know Sukesh and has never met him.<br/>'<br/>Dhinakaran, who was appointed as deputy general secretary by Sasikala, has been isolated in his party amid moves to merge rival factions led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E K Palaniswami and his predecessor O Panneerselvam.'<br/>'<br/>The development came after Panneerselvam, who is leading the rival faction, demanded ouster of Sasikala and Dhinakaran as a condition for the merger.<br/>'<br/>A powerful section of the ruling AIADMK (Amma) recently revolted against the Sasikala-Dhinakaran leadership. Dhinakaran later announced he would stay away from party affairs and that he could be removed only by Sasikala.<br/>Sasikala is serving a four-year jail term in Bengaluru in a disproportionate assets case.
News On AIR | April 24, 2017 8:04 AM
EC bribery row: Delhi Police grills TTV Dinakaran for 2nd day