Coimbatore: A supporter of rebel AIADMK leader, TTV Dhinakaran has moved a Coimbatore court against actor Kamal Hassan for his controversial remarks on the recently concluded R.K.Nagar bypolls to the State Assembly. 

According to sources, Elangovan a resident of Ganapathy-Maniyakarampalayam has filed a petition against Kamal Hassan, in which he had reportedly mentioned that the actor had said in a recent interview to a Tamil magazine voters had begged from a thief  to poll their valuable votes for TTV Dinakaran in the recent Assembly byelection held for R.K. Nagar constituency. 

CHENNAI: If the polling for the RK Nagar by-elections is held on Wednesday, TTV Dhinakaran would record the highest percentage of votes —  35.5 per cent — found People Studies, a multi-disciplinary research institute.

Releasing the survey to media persons, professor S Rajanayakam and his associates said that the survey found that the Dhinakaran's pressure cooker symbol has already become more popular among the voters than the other symbols — Two Leaves and Rising Sun.

While 91.6 per cent of the participants correctly identified the pressure cooker as the symbol of Dhinakaran, the Two Leaves and E Madhusudanan combine is known among 81.1 per cent of participants, found the study. Similarly, the Rising Sun and Maruthu Ganesh is known among 77.8 per cent of participants.

The survey gives second place to DMK candidate N Maruthu Ganesh and AIADMK candidate E Madhusudanan third place.

The Madras High Court has reportedly postponed the hearing of the disqualification of 18 MLAs.TTV Dhinakaran has reportedly filed a petition in Madras High Court challenging the disqualification of 18 MLAs by the speaker. After the merger between TN CM Edappadi Palaniswami and Deputy CM O Panneerselvam, the 18 MLAs reportedly submitted their petition to the governor that they have lost their faith in the CM.

​Speaking about the sedition case filed against him, AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran on Wednesday reportedly said the police have filed a fake case against him. He also reportedly warned that he will take a legal action against the police over the issue. Mocking Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, Dhinakaran reportedly said Palaniswami will file a murder case against him stating he triggered mosquitoes to bite and spread Dengue.