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1. Rajya Sabha poll: All six candidates from Tamil Nadu elected unopposed
DMK’s Tiruchi Siva and J. Constandine Ravindran, AIADMK’s M. Thambi Durai, PMK’s Anbumani Ramadoss, Congress’ Christopher Manickam, and DMDK’s L.K. Sudhish person been declared elected unopposed to the six seats of Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu.
As the fig of valid nominations and the fig of Rajya Sabha seats to beryllium filled from Tamil Nadu were the same, each six candidates were declared elected unopposed and handed implicit certificates by Returning Officer R. Santhi.
2. Karur stampede case: CBI summons Vijay
The CBI has summoned histrion and TVK chief Vijay tomorrow (March 10, 2026) for a caller circular of questioning successful transportation with the Karur stampede case, officials said.
The histrion was earlier questioned by the bureau astatine its office connected January 12 and 19.
3. ‘Savukku’ Shankar seeks discharge from lawsuit connected tweets against Palaniswami, Panneerselvam
The Madras High Court granted 4 weeks’ time for Chennai Cyber Crime constabulary to record its antagonistic affidavit successful a plea by YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar alias A. Shankar to discharge him from a transgression lawsuit registered successful 2020 for 32 of his tweets against erstwhile Chief Ministers Edappadi K. Palaniswami and O. Panneerselvam and a fewer different politicians.
Justice C. Kumarappan adjourned the proceeding connected a transgression revision petition filed by the YouTuber successful October 2025 to April 9, 2026, and extended until past an interim enactment of the lawsuit pending earlier the XI Metropolitan Magistrate tribunal astatine Saidapet successful Chennai.
