Thousands of devotees thronged the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple to witness the flag-hoisting ceremony. The presiding deities of the temple, Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar, were brought in palanquins with Goddess Piriyavidai during the flag hoisting.
Taking to Twitter, TN BJP chief K Annamalai said, "Leaders of Tamil Nadu BJP met the Governor of TN RN Ravi today requesting an enquiry to be ordered in the audio tape of the State Finance Minister mentioning that the DMK 1st family made Rs30,000 crores in a year through corrupt means."
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday extended greetings on the occasion of World Book Day and highlighted the importance of books in one's life.
A delegation of Tamil Nadu BJP leaders will meet Governor RN Ravi Avargal on Sunday, requesting an independent forensic audit of the audio tape of the State Finance Minister on alleged corruption charges.
The bill would stretch the mandatory working hours to 12 hours from the present 8 hours of duty. Along with the opposition parties, DMK's ally Congress, Communist Party of India, Marxist Communist Party, Madhyamik Party, Visika and others condemned the bill and walked out of the assembly.
Taking to Twitter, Annamalai said, "Yesterday's chargesheet confirmed the deceased suicide bomber Mubeen's connection with banned terror outfits & his intent to plan a large-scale attack similar to the Sri Lankan easter bombing. DMK needs to stop needless appeasement & sugar-coating
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday wrote a letter to the health secretaries of Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Haryana, and the Government of NCT of Delhi in view of "consistent rise" in COVID 19 cases in the country.
The Supreme Court on Friday directed that no coercive steps shall be taken against OpIndia editor-in-chief Nupur J Sharma and CEO Rahul Roushan for four weeks over allegations of spreading fake news on attacks against Bihari migrants in Tamil Nadu.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the respondent on YouTuber Manish Kashyap's amended plea challenging the detention order under National Security Agency (NSA).
DMK MP TR Baalu has sent a legal notice on Thursday to Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president K Annamalai alleging defamation after he released his video clip 'DMK Files' on April 14 that accused TR Baalu and his family members of having unaccounted assets.