Tamil Nadu government has sought direction from the top court to declare the governor's decision and "all consequential acts arising therefrom" as illegal, patently unconstitutional, and void ab-initio.
The court was hearing a PIL filed by the Desiya Makkal Sakthi Katchi and also took up a petition filed by one of the victims.
After receiving the information, senior police officials and bomb disposal squads along with sniffer dogs arrived at CM's residence.
According to a report in The Indian Express, the decision to keep Vijay out of the FIR may have been part of a deliberate political strategy by DMK.
Since the tragedy, Vijay has neither visited the site of the stampede nor met victims at the hospital - a no-show that has drawn criticism from many quarters.
It is reported that security has been heightened at the TVK chief's home as "people's anger may turn" towards him.
"For a political party's gathering, it is the responsibility of the police to accurately estimate the number of attendees, select an appropriate venue accordingly," said Annamalai.
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Responding to the Congress leader, Kangana Ranaut said she "can go wherever she wants" across India.
The senior Congress leader KS Alagiri defended his remarks by saying, “Kangana speaks with arrogance".
One of Vijay's key accusation was that the DMK government did not fulfill its assurances made ahead of the 2021 Assembly election. He also hit out at the DMK regime over the illegal kidney sale racket.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered the case on the Madras High Court's directions against Padmaadevi Sugars Limited (PSL) for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 120 crore to the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).
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Addressing the media, TTV Dhinakaran said, "AMMK is coming out of the NDA Alliance, and we will announce our next course of action by December."
Vijay had put to rest speculation around the TVK's possible alliance with the AIADMK-BJP combine in Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly elections, stating that his party could never be subservient to the RSS.
According to environmentalist and president of Neithal Makkal Katchi Ku Bharathi, the Union Petroleum Ministry had identified hydrocarbon reserves in 30,000 square kilometers of shallow sea areas and 95,000 square km of deep-sea areas adjacent to it in the landmasses of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
Having founded TVK in 2024, Vijay has consistently projected the party as a new alternative to both DMK and AIADMK, though he underlined that his direct political rival was the ruling DMK
The lion-tailed macaque is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Nadda said, “CP Radhakrishnan considered a statesman, commands respect in all sections of society in Tamil Nadu,” announcing him as the candidate for NDA.
An RSS pracharak-turned-BJP karyakarta, Ganesan was a soft-spoken leader who worked hard to build the saffron party in Tamil Nadu.
In his Independence Day address, Stalin said that a state government always struggling to get its rightful funds from the Centre does not augur well for federalism.
The passengers are reported to be stranded.
Vairamuthu, who was felicitated with an award named after 12th-century poet Kambar, who wrote Kamba Ramayanam, spoke about how Lord Ram ‘lost his mind’ after getting separated from Goddess Sita.
The new unit marks Murata’s manufacturing debut in India and is a part of its broader push to diversify production beyond Japan.