In the absence of the popular face of the party, the intra-politics has been emerging as a tussle against the leaders when its stronghold in the state has already been getting eroded ahead of the assembly polls. 

Around 12 people have sustained minor injuries following the explosion and they were taken to Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital for further treatments.

The Justices had noted that, "We find that the utterances by the actor may have been absolutely unnecessary or even unwarranted".

The 2021 assembly polls would be the first polls for the party after the demise of Jayalalithaa and the first for Edappadi Palaniswami as the Chief Minister who hopes to become a perfect successor for the late leader. 

With the current reporting of 992 fresh cases, Chennai had recorded 1,52,567 cases so far of which 1,39,670 have been discharged and 3,023 had died of the pandemic. 

Named as 'Ellorum Nammudan' (Everyone is with us), the party has set a target of enrolling at least 25 lakh new members in 45 days through the new membership drive.

Suriya criticized the entrance test for its biased treatment of denying an equal opportunity for students from backward and marginalized communities. 

By holding the DMK-Congress alliance responsible for the death of 13 NEET aspirants in the state, EPS outlined that former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had fought against the NEET in the Supreme Court.

His roles in Prabhu Solomon's 'Kayal' (2014) and Ramu Chellappa's ' Enkitta Mothathe' (2017) had put him on the limelight as he had earned the reputation through these significant roles.

The reply on Sasikala's presumptive date of release was given by the Central Prison authority based on the query raised by Bengaluru lawyer and activist Narasimha Murthy.