Chennai alone has recorded the deaths of 16 students due to footboard travel in the last four years. With this tally, the city has reported more number of such deaths in the state. 

He has been addressing the general body meeting of the district units across the state with the aim of reviving the party's base to win the next assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, due in 2026. 

As the state government has honoured the late actor by naming the road after him, veteran actress Simran has thanked the Chief Minister for this tribute.

The party has been making the arrangements while the high command is in the discussion of a portfolio that will be awarded to the heir. 

The police have booked a case and the three students, who were behind the incident, got arrested. 

There was a change in the itinerary as Amit Shah had decided to visit Chennai to have a meeting with the state BJP leaders about the DMK government.

The IIT Madras cluster has been reporting more cases. The total case count on the IIT campus has increased to 171.

The Chief Minister has said that the state government is ready to offer help to the Tamil people in Sri Lanka on humanitarian grounds.

By condemning the DMK government, ADMK's O Panneerselvam had demanded a CBI probe and a Rs 50 lakh exgratia to the Thangamani family. 

He had handed over that post to his close aide Elangovan, who has been in the eyes of the state police in connection with the Kodanad heist and murder case.