Terming Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo MK Stalin as her "brother", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the two leaders did not discuss politics during their meeting in Chennai.
Tamil Nadu state BJP president K Annamalai on Saturday condemned the DMK leader Sadai Sadiq's derogatory remarks against women BJP leaders and said that the latter's comments were really wrong.
Stating that the state government is committed to protecting traditional fishing rights, he said that the "infringement of the traditional rights of our fishermen" in the Palk Bay area is a "continuous threat to the safety" of Indian fishermen.
Besides this, Vishva Hindu Parishad general secretary Sthanumalayan is likely to visit the blast spot tomorrow and he is also likely to interact with the media thereafter, according to the sources.
"10,000 policemen will be deployed for security during Muthuramalingam Thevar Jayanthi. The police will be on duty from October 27 to 30. Prohibited areas and permitted routes are notified by the respective police stations," Inspector General (South zone), Asra Garg told ANI.
In a video clip that has surfaced on social media platforms, the speaker, identified as Saidai Sadiq, mocked Khushbu and three other BJP leaders like actor Namitha, Gayathri Raghuram and Gautami. He could be heard saying the saffron party depended only on these "actresses" to make inroads in
Questioning Stalin over the incident, Annamalai asked why was the state government "caught napping" when there was a "specific threat alert" flagged by the central agencies five days ahead of the blast.
The NIA registered the case after the Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalization (CTCR) division of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an order asking the anti-terror agency to start probing into the case.
The Counter-Terrorism and Counter Radicalization (CTCR) division of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued the order a day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin recommended for NIA probe in the Coimbatore blast case.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin asked to transfer the investigation of the of the car cylinder explosion in the Ukkadam area of Coimbatore to the NIA