"I did not speak with any intention of causing harm and with any malicious intent."

His health condition has attracted the attention and sympathy of many people from the cinema and political circles, who have expressed their concern and support for the charismatic leader.

The fans who experienced an electrifying atmosphere near the blues while they cheered for the men-in-blue during the world cup final match left from there with deep disappointments. 

A freedom fighter and veteran Marxist Communist Party leader, Sankaraiah is regarded and celebrated as one of the architects behind establishing Communist Party in Tamil Nadu.

The Tamil Nadu government has instructed 27 District Collectors to enforce the Standard Operating Procedures to handle disasters, beef up the district machinery and take adequate preparedness measures.

Interestingly, the children of these villages are also not fond of buying and bursting crackers while the children of their age across the state were being swamped with variety of crackers.

Hundreds of cases were filed in the city against the violators who defied the regulations and went on to burst crackers beyond the stipulated time. 

The police have registered a case against Murali Krishnan under the sections of Explosive Substances Act and the probe is underway.

Diwali will be celebrated on Sunday - November 12 and as a deluge of people has been moving out of Chennai, the outskirts of the city have been witnessing a typical traffic disruption. 

Expressing confidence in the Tamil Nadu government's potential, he emphasized the need to implement such arrangements across districts.