“The people know very well who stood by them during the Karur incident and who abandoned them and ran away.” – DMK Deputy General Secretary and MP Kanimozhi
The High Court has issued an interim stay on the announcement of by-elections for five vacant Assembly constituencies in TN.
The Chennai High Court dismissed the election petition challenging Senthil Balaji’s victory from the Covai South Assembly constituency.
Inspite of a ban on heavy vehicles , a truck which disregarded it and plied on a road in Uppilipaalayam near Coimbatore got itself stuck under a railway bridge. It had to be pried away using a welding machine. Traffic was disrupted for a while due to this. The police have warned of strict action if heavy vehicles used that road.