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Bribery case: Dhinakaran arrested as AIADMK factions inch closer to merger

The development came after 10-hour long grilling of Dinakaran

AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran arrives at IGI airport to appear before Delhi police for questioning in connection with an alleged attempt to bribe an EC official for retaining the two leaves party symbol
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AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran arrives at IGI airport to appear before Delhi police for questioning in connection with an alleged attempt to bribe an EC official for retaining the two leaves party symbol

T E Narasimhan Chennai
Delhi Police arrested All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) Deputy General Secretary and V K Sasikala's nephew TTV Dhinakaran in the attempted bribery case to election commission officials for getting two leaves symbol.

He was arrested along with his friend Mallikarjun on Tuesday late night. 

The development came after 10-hour long grilling of the ousted AIADMK member by the Crime Branch office of the Delhi Police for the fourth day in a row.

Reports quoting Police says Dhinakaran had confessed to meeting Sukesh Chandrasekar, the middleman who was earlier arrested in the case. However, the AIADMK leader maintains that

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