For quite some time, there have been expectations within the party that Udhayanidhi will be made the deputy chief minister.

CM Stalin has been told that 11 relief camps have already been established in the district and about 1,086 people have been shifted to the camps.

Karnataka govt intends to release 8,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. To oppose the stand, CM MK Stalin has convened a meeting on July 16.

The Karnataka Government announced on Sunday its decision to release only 8,000 cusecs of water from the Cauvery River to Tamil Nadu, rather than the previously stipulated one thousand million cubic metres of water. This decision came after an all-party meeting held at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru to address the directives of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC).

The recent killing of Tamil Nadu Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief K Armstrong has sparked significant attention, with Chennai police suspecting it to be a revenge murder linked to the assassination of gangster Arcot Suresh. Armstrong was brutally hacked to death on Friday evening by a group of unidentified men near his residence in Perambur, Chennai.

In a poignant moment of respect and sorrow, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Supremo Mayawati paid tribute to the slain party leader K Armstrong in Chennai. The tribute took place at the Corporation School Ground, where Mayawati urged the Tamil Nadu government to hand over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Senior advocate and DMK MP P Wilson met with Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday at Parliament to seek reconsideration of the need for enacting three new criminal laws.

As soon as the House convened for the day, the AIADMK legislators, led by LoP Palaniswami raised slogans, seeking the chair’s nod to raise the Kallakurichi incident.

CM MK Stalin has ordered a commission of inquiry headed by Madras high court and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh to the families of each victim and Rs 50,000 to those undergoing treatment.

In response to allegations of irregularities in the NEET-UG examination, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced the formation of a high-level committee to investigate issues related to the National Testing Agency (NTA). The committee aims to improve transparency and enhance the functioning of the NTA.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has called for solidarity among state governments to address the discrepancies surrounding the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). He emphasised the need for collective action to rectify injustices and flaws in the examination process.

The Supreme Court took a significant step on Wednesday by cancelling the bail granted by the Madras High Court to eight individuals who were booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).