DMK President and Chief Minister MK Stalin sought votes from a cross-section of society, including women and fishermen, who the party said assured him that they would vote for Kanimozhi.

The Delhi High Court's recent decision to admit the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) appeal against the acquittal of several key figures in the 2G spectrum allocation case has reignited one of India's most significant legal sagas in recent memory.

The high court passed the judgement on CBI’s “leave to appeal”, paving the way for dealing with the appeal on merits against the trial court’s verdict.