Palani has become the second legislator in the state within a fortnight to test positive. Earlier, on June 2nd, DMK's legislator and one of the senior leaders J Anbazhagan was the first MLA tested positive.

While the plea surprised many, the petitioner has surprised them more by naming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump as witnesses in the matter.

The city has been preparing to pace up the testing among the residents to identify the carriers at the early stage to prevent the vulnerable population.

Through the successful recovery, he has become the oldest patient in Tamil Nadu to battle and get recovered from the pandemic.

The state has also recorded 18 deaths, as the steady rise in the number of deaths has taken the death toll to 367.

By adjourning the hearing to June 17, the apex court bench has also directed the Central government on the measures taken to deal with the COVID-19 patients and bodies of the victims.

Agra has reported 1,008 COVID-19 cases so far as of Friday, but, his successful recovery is now the talk of the town while fighting against the pandemic.

His denial has come when the residents of Chennai and the neighboring districts have been muddled over the messages swirled on social media that the government would be imposing a complete lockdown.

Chennai has emerged as the biggest hotspot for the spread in Tamil Nadu and the third worst-hit Indian city after Mumbai and Delhi.

The major shuffle has come at a crucial time when the state health department is on the front of combating the COVID-19 pandemic.