SRM is the second institute in south India to start human trials on the vaccine after Hyderabad's Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences. 

Sharma's claim has come days after a BJP leader in Bihar had avowed that the cow urine would improve the immunity in fighting against the COVID-19 viral infection.

Tamil Nadu's Raj Bhavan has reported 84 fresh cases in a single day, becoming a hotspot for the virus spread.

On Wednesday, DMK MLA Thangapandian, who is representing Rajapalayam constituency, was also tested positive for COVID-19.

However, the government has clarified that the final year students of both undergraduate and postgraduate will be appearing for the examinations as their exams will be conducted.

According to the official press release issued by the state health department, Tamil Nadu has tested 20,95,757 samples so far.

In June, Tamil Nadu has witnessed a similar discrepancy in the COVID-19 death toll that triggered major speculations over the government's transparency.

Gnani was accredited as a mentor for several Tamil writers of modern times. He was also one of the strong literary critics who influenced most of today's modern Tamil writers.

Most of the top IT companies said that over 90% of their employees are working from home and it would less likely call them back to the office until everything returns to normal.

Chief Minister hopes to stay active ahead of the legislative assembly polls and he wishes to inaugurate various projects and to make it operational before the 2021 elections.