The duo had reportedly issued original e-passes to over a hundred people for Rs 2,000 per pass without scrutinizing the reason on why they are exiting the city.
The Tamil Nadu state government has announced that it would be closing the borders of the districts from July 25 to July 30 to arrest the movement of people to curb the spread.
Stalin stated that people in Tamil Nadu are currently living in their golden hour and urged the Chief Minister to act upon now and initiate proper measures to contain the virus.
Amid the lockdown, his birthday party had seen the presence of 150 guests along with Gunasekaran's wife who, according to the police, is vice-chairman of Gummidipoondi Union.
The government has directed the concerned authorities to grip up the safety and security measures to make the enhanced lockdown pay-off in containing the spread of the pandemic.
Named as Friend of COVID Citizen Under Surveillance (FOCUS), a team of 3500 volunteers has been deployed by the corporation across 200 wards in the city's 15 zones.
Along with Chennai and its neighboring districts, Madurai would be going under the complete lockdown from June 24 to June 30 in the wake of the sharpest rises in COVID-19 cases.
Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has issued a notice to Tamil Nadu state government on the death of father and son under police custody.
Tamil Nadu would likely hit the tally of 2.7 lakh COVID-19 cases by the second week of July and Chennai would account for 60% of cases in the state's tally.
