The urban local body polls will be held on February 19 and the votes would be counted on February  22, after which the winners will be announced. 

The officials had declared that the bomb threat was a hoax and with the help of the phone number from where the call was received, the police had traced a 28-year-old man in the Chengalpattu district. 

Owing to the signs of tensions, a league of police officers was deployed to the area to respond to untoward incidents.

Annoyed by his action that has been alleged to be unconstitutional, the DMK leaders have been slamming the Governor for sending back the Bill. 

In the Lok Sabha, the MPs of the DMK alliance had on Thursday urged the Union government to withdraw the Governor from his post for violating his constitutional powers. 

Chief Minister MK Stalin has earlier said that NEET affected the dreams and aspirations of the rural and poor students in pursuing medical courses. 

The dissents have been growing higher against the DMK leadership from the western districts over picking the candidates.

He has strengthened his reiteration on the need to build such a forum to take on what he alleged as repressive forces. 

The ED has further said that it has initiated a money-laundering investigation on the basis of an FIR registered against him by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption.

Certain leaders in ADMK and DMK observe a friendship between them and recently, by using such a friendship, a former ADMK Minister has warned a sitting DMK Minister.