As the story and the stars are directly connected to Tamil Nadu, the Oscar award for the documentary is being relished as a huge honour for the state.

In what has become his third budget, Thiaga Rajan has made a splash through his key announcements and allocations. 

Announcing the scheme, the finance minister said that it will be launched on September 15, on the occasion of former Chief Minister and DMK stalwart CN Annadurai's birth anniversary, by Chief Minister MK Stalin. 

The finance minister further announced that Rs 7000 crore will be allotted for the scheme, adding that the eligibility criteria and protocols to avail the scheme will be announced soon.

Often called one of the landmark promises of MK Stalin, the scheme, after being rusted on the table for long time, is now getting life. 

After learning that the mahouts Bomman and Belli, who featured in the documentary, were honoured by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Kartiki Gonsalves said she is overjoyed and proud. 

An official release from the state government said that the auditorium is being named in memory of Anitha, who undertook a legal struggle against NEET in the Supreme Court and gave her life.

Stalin's words were reflective of this aim as he urged the party functionaries to concentrate on the polls to bag all the Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

By swearing-in, Elangovan has succeeded his younger son Thirumahan Everaa, the Erode East Congress MLA, who died on January 4 at the age of 46 due to cardiac arrest. 

The bill to ban the online gambling was passed by the government amidst the surging death toll as the people are ending their lives after incurring a huge financial loss by playing the games like online rummy.