On Sunday, Tamil Nadu has reported 28,897 fresh COVID-19 cases, which had become the highest single-day rise recorded by the state since the outbreak began. 

Actor Radikaa Sarathkumar took to Twitter and wrote, "Very saddened to hear of the passing of Joker Thulasi, a very wonderful person, has been in theatre &movies for many decades."

By issuing the ban on the TASMAC outlets across the state during the tenure of the lockdown, the government has asserted that the Amma Canteens will be functioning.  

More importantly, the government has announced a ban on inter and intra-district transportation and no public and private transports will ply between the districts during the lockdown.

Through appointing Irai Anbu, Stalin has displayed that he is committed to building a robust administration in addressing the pandemic and other forms of crisis. 

He had held several rounds of campaigns and rallies in his constituency for the last two months to retain the seat for the second consecutive time

According to reports, the complete lockdown will come into effect on May 8 and will stay in place till May 16 to curb the virus spread.

It was this movie that brought Komagan to the larger audience and no one can forget the 'Ovvuru Pokkalume' song which to date remains as the everlasting and inspirational song. 

Ajit Singh was a computer scientist by profession and he was one of the first Indians to work with IBM in the 1960s. He was first elected to Rajya Sabha in 1986 and he had the honour of serving under four Prime Ministers.

Pandu and his wife Kumudha had tested positive for the COVID-19 viral infection and the couple was getting treated at a private hospital in Chennai.