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1. TVK allots Rajya Sabha spot to Congress for bypoll
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced that the enactment has allocated to its state the Congress, the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Tamil Nadu, for which bypolls are scheduled to beryllium held connected June 18.
The spot fell vacant pursuing the resignation of AIADMK person C. Ve. Shanmugam who was elected arsenic MLA from the Mailam constituency successful Villupuram territory successful the caller Assembly elections.
2. Annamalai quits BJP, to commencement caller governmental movement
Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai has discontinue the party and is expected to commencement a “movement” that would yet beryllium converted into a determination governmental party.
Sources told The Hindu that Mr. Annamalai submitted his resignation missive to the enactment enactment yesterday (June 2) and had meetings with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president Nitin Nabin, and nationalist wide caput of the enactment B.L. Santhosh.
3. Koyambedu flyover hit-and-run case: Injured insignificant miss dies
The 17-year-old miss who was undergoing attraction aft being run implicit by a radical of men with an SUV pursuing a brawl astatine a backstage barroom successful Chennai’s Koyambedu last week died, taking the decease toll successful the lawsuit to two. An 18-year-old pistillate from a Sri Lankan Tamil exile campy had died successful the incidental connected May 30.
4. Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal assumes bureau arsenic T.N. DGP
After months of delays caused by litigation and repeated postponements, Tamil Nadu has yet got a regular Director General of Police and Head of Police Force (DGP/HoPF).
Today, Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, a 1994-batch IPS officer, assumed complaint arsenic the DGP/HoPF of the Tamil Nadu police, astir 10 months aft the vacancy arose.
5. Madras HC declares Appavu elected from Radhapuram constituency successful 2016 Assembly polls
The Madras High Court allowed an predetermination petition filed by former Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker M. Appavu of DMK successful 2016 and set speech the predetermination of his rival candidate I.S. Inbadurai of AIADMK from Radhapuram Assembly constituency successful Tirunelveli territory that year.
The justice directed the Assembly Secretary to substitute the sanction of Mr. Appavu arsenic the MLA of the constituency betwixt 2016 and 2021.
Although the votes were recounted successful the Madras High Court premises successful 2019, the effect was not declared owed to an interim enactment bid passed by the Supreme Court following an entreaty preferred by Mr. Inbadurai. After the disposal of the appeal, the High Court proceeded with the proceeding of the predetermination petition and allowed it.
6. ‘Killer’ movie stuntman dies arsenic cylinder explodes during shoot
A 25-year-old stuntman was killed and 4 others were earnestly injured during the shooting of the Tamil movie ‘Killer’ successful Otteri.
The metropolis constabulary said that a stunt series for the movie directed by S.J. Suryah was being changeable astatine the Binny Mills analyzable successful Otteri this morning. A ample fig of unit members were transferring c dioxide state from a ample cylinder to a smaller 1 for a combat series acceptable wrong a ringing of fire. During the transfer, 1 of the cylinders exploded.
