“The by-election should be the beginning of the downfall of the TVK Govt.” – Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin
“DMDK will remain with the DMK. I told brother Stalin that there will be 100% cooperation in the by-election. I will definitely campaign.” – DMDK General Secretary Premalatha (interview)
“Stalin did not extend greetings on Vinayagar Chaturthi; that is why he lost the election.” – criticises L.Murugan
MoU Worth Rs.11,000 crore signed in London in the presence of CM Vijay.
KOCHI: Five persons were arrested for carrying demonetised notes worth Rs 1.5 crore at Chavakkad near Guruvayur in Thrissur on Friday.
The five – identified as Thajuddin, Mohammad Irshad, Feroz Khan from Coimbatore, Habeeb of Palakkad and Thajuddin of Thrissur – were nabbed while they were traveling in two cars with the Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes.
The five used to distribute the notes to people saying that the Reserve Bank would again open counters to exchange the banned notes. They used to collect Rs 20,000 of valid notes in exchange of Rs 1 lakh.