CM Vijay inaugurated the expansion of the ‘Kamarajar Breakfast Scheme’ at the Thiruvanmiyur Corporation Middle School and sat with the students to have breakfast.
“An astrologer reportedly told Vijay that he faces a threat related to prison, advising him to visit a jail briefly to symbolically ‘dip his hands’ there, and suggested that he wear a black coat and a black ‘pottu’ (dot on the forehead) to ward off the evil eye.” – Seeman
“Minister Aadhav should study Communist history. We have no intention of toppling the government. He should make allegations with restraint.” – CPI leader Veerapandian
India wins its first Gold medal in Women’s Cricket at the Asian Games in Japan.
Members of Naam Tamilar Katchi in Coimbatore held a demonstration against the new CBSE syllabus for the alleged removal of Thirukural and Silapathikaram. They demanded that these should be added to the syllabus again.