AIADMK leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Edappadi Palaniswami and other senior leaders will also participate in the strike. The strike will start at 9 am and end at 5 pm.
National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) Chairman Kishor Makwana, on Wednesday, met the families of hooch tragedy victims in the Karunapuram area as the death toll increased to 63 and criticised the Tamil Nadu government for not taking action against the manufacture and sale of illici
The NCW had earlier taken suo motu cognizance of a media report on the deaths of people in the incident and constituted a three-member inquiry committee, led by NCW Member Khushbu Sundar, to look into the matter.
"NCW inquiry committee led by Member Khushbu Sunder in Tamil Nadu, Kallakurichi met the officials today at the local Police station and District Social Welfare officers. FIR and interim reports were collected," the NCW said in a post on 'X'.
After Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday moved a resolution in the State Assembly urging the Central Government to immediately initiate the census work, AIAMDK's C Vijayabaskar on Wednesday expressed the party's support for the census but stated they are boycotting it to advo
"NIA has found out that there are international drug cartels in Tamil Nadu and Karachi that are operating and getting heroin from Afghanistan. It is being done. I think it is a very serious thing," Governor RN Ravi said.
Reacting to the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu which has claimed 59 lives so far, Union Minister Virendra Kumar on Tuesday said that the tragedy could have been averted if proper action had been taken against those involved in the incident.
The death toll in the hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district rose to 59 on Tuesday, the district administration said.
While 111 persons are undergoing treatment at Kallakurichi Government Medical College hospital, hospital authorities stated.