Ramaswamy , 85, was admitted to Fortis Malar Hospital with liver and kidney ailments and was said to be in "critical" condition on Wednesda...

AC Muthiah, who had kept away from the affairs of the Ramaswamy family, made a comeback a few months back at the Rajah palace.

It all started to bubble up in August last year when the board of Chettinad Cement decided to not renew the directorship of MAM Ramaswamy.

Here's a reckoner to those fathers and sons who took opposing paths, when money was the route to discontent.

Sources said the tax department is surprised at the amount of undisclosed in come and is investigating the issue further.

Jurists say a son, even an adopted son, cannot be legally severed by his parents, as law treats an adopted son on par with a biological son.

Ramaswamy said he has started a legal process to annul Muthiah's adoption and simultaneously create trusts to secure family assets outside ...