Jaya's niece Deepa's husband to launch new party

CHENNAI: Late chief minister Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar's MGR Amma Deepa Peravai party suffered a major setback after her husband broke ties with the outfit and declared the launch of his own political party. Madhavan alleged a "lot of dominance of some evil forces" in the Peravai party he helped form. Speaking to the press after paying homage at the memorial of Jaya, he said the bad elements were interfering in the functioning of the party. He said there was no "contradiction" in his move and asserted that his wife's outfit was only an "organisation" and his will be a full-fledged "political party". Regarding his party's name, he said it will be announced shortly and stated he had the support of cadres of the Peravai.