Chennai power cuts | Some people instigating residents to protest though supply restored: Minister Nirmalkumar

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TNEB Minister C.T.R. Nirmalkumar. File

TNEB Minister C.T.R. Nirmalkumar. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu

Tamil Nadu Minister for Energy Resources and Law C.T.R. Nirmalkumar alleged that immoderate individuals were instigating residents successful assorted parts of Chennai to signifier protests against powerfulness cuts, adjacent though proviso had been restored successful those areas, pursuing outages successful respective parts of the metropolis connected Monday nighttime (June 8, 2026) and Tuesday greeting (June 9).

He added that further teams person been deployed to reconstruct powerfulness successful areas including Perambur and Villivakkam.

Speaking to the media connected the sidelines of the Green Power 2026 league connected Tuesday, Mr. Nirmalkumar said: “We sent 3 further teams with 20 employees each to Perambur and Villivakkam connected Monday. We person begun nighttime rounds to reconstruct powerfulness supply.”

“In Perambur, powerfulness was restored successful 40 minutes. But immoderate radical instigated the residents to signifier a protest. We person identified those liable for the disruption of powerfulness and person initated enactment against them based connected CCTV footage,” helium alleged.

He further said: “We petition the residents to cooperate with the officials to identify those liable for the disruption of powerfulness supply.”

Published - June 09, 2026 03:00 p.m. IST

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