Narendra Modi's trip to the southern states, where his party BJP is simmering with downfalls and debacles, has come nearly four months ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. 

As Vijayakanth's era has come to an end, Chief Minister MK Stalin took to social media and wrote, "You will live in our hearts forever, my friend." 

Chief Minister MK Stalin said that the loss of Vijayakanth, who was fondly called as 'Captain' by Tamil people, is a huge disaster to Tamil Nadu and the Tamil film industry.

Elected from the Thirukoilur constituency in the 2021 assembly polls, Ponmudi had been serving as the Tamil Nadu Minister for Higher Education in MK Stalin's cabinet.

If Ponmudi fails to dismiss the sentence within thirty days, he would be pushed to serve incarceration, following which, he would become the second DMK Minister to be lodged in jail in the party's two-year rule.

The flood had inundated several areas and brought a bustling city to a halt, with no electricity and communication channels for a few days. 

Veteran Communist icon N Sankaraiah, who was a last living freedom fighter, was laid to rest in Chennai with state honours amidst nationwide tributes and condolences.

The timing of Governor RN Ravi's conduct of denying the assent to these bills holds significance as it has come at a high time when the MK Stalin government has waged a legal battle against Ravi's deliberate delay.

Sankaraiah was a freedom fighter and a political architect and the entire state is mourning his loss and expressing condolences to the bereaving family. 

Adding to the day's excitement, fans were treated to an extravagant surprise earlier – the grand title teaser of Kamal Haasan's highly anticipated collaboration with acclaimed director Mani Ratnam, 'KH234',