The state was surfaced with the news that Masthan had died due to cardiac arrest until the police recently discovered and revealed that he was murdered.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and wrote, "Pained by the passing away of Shri Sharad Yadav Ji. In his long years in public life, he distinguished himself as MP and Minister."

In a statement that he issued on Friday, Annamalai said Ravi has been fired from the party's post and from the primary membership. 

When Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin stood up to answer the Assembly for the very first time, the DMK members and ministers applauded and cheered enthusiastically.

To complete the project, a deepwater channel measuring 83.2 kilometres will be dug from the shallow Palk Strait to the Gulf of Mannar.

It must be noted that in the late last month, he developed fever and fatigue following which he was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai.

The latest controversy from the Governor aligned to his recent remark of advocating that Tamil Nadu must be called 'Tamilagam'.

Ram Surat Mishra was serving jail term for five years and after serving the sentenced incarceration, he walked out of the prison on Monday.

As his action stirred public outrage and protests, it also sparked a social media trend 'Get Out Ravi', urging the Governor to step down from the post.

Governor Ravi sparked an outrage after he deliberately skipped parts of speech prepared by the state government during his customary address in the first day of the assembly session on Monday - January 9.