Chief Minister MK Stalin has on Tuesday continued his review in the city for the third consecutive day and he had instructed the officials to expedite the relief works.

As the incessant rainfall had inundated Chennai and several parts of the state, the downpour had brought back the memories of the 2015 floods.

The meteorological department has said that a cyclone circulation lies over north coastal Tamil Nadu, southeast of the Bay of Bengal and a low-pressure area is likely to form by November 9.

Prema had arrived at Jayalalithaa's memorial on Thursday to seek the blessings from the deceased leader. 

Responding to the question of why she had remained silent for several years, Prema said, "It was due to some reasons and I'll reveal the entire details soon".

Both the injured persons have been getting treated at the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) in Puducherry. 

Sangavi belongs to the Malasar tribal community and she is a native of Nanjappanur village in Madukkarai taluk. The Malasar community has been a designated Scheduled Tribe in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

The order has been passed nearly two months after the announcement made by the Chief Minister in the assembly that a mandatory week-off will be provided to the police officers.

The Ammapettai Police in Salem had registered a case against the politician under five sections of the Indian Penal Code, including sedition. 

The gold loan waiver at the state-run cooperative banks is one of the poll promises of DMK during the 2021 assembly polls.