The AIADMK today expelled its Rajya Sabha MP Sasikala Pushpa from the party for slapping a leader from the rival DMK. AIADMK-DMK scuffle turns ugly: AIADMK MP Sasikala slaps DMK MP Siva at Delhi's IGI airport Pushpa had allegedly attacked DMK's Rajya Sabha MP Trichy Siva at the Delhi airport on Saturday for criticising Jayalalithaa. Jayalalithaa asked party supporters not to have any truck enceforth with the Thoothukudi based Rajya Sabha MP. There is a threat for my life," Pushpa said in Rajya Sabha, adding that she is "being compelled" to resign from her constitutional post.

Source: India Today August 01, 2016 06:38 UTC