Justice N Venkatesh, who presided over the case, instructed the police to file an FIR without delay and submit a report to the court by April 23. This order came in response to a petition seeking legal action against Ponmudy for his alleged offensive speech.
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 23 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing violence in Thoothukudi's Anna Nagar as part of the anti-Sterlite protests here, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday transferred the district's collector, N. Venkatesh, and superintendent of police P. Mahendran.