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1. Fourth AIADMK MLA Esakki Subaya resigns, joins TVK
In yet different stroke to the AIADMK, erstwhile Minister and Ambasamudram MLA Esakki Subaya resigned from his post and joined the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Mr. Subaya was among the 25 rebel AIADMK MLAs, headed by erstwhile Minister S.P. Velumani, who voted successful favour of the Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led authorities during the ballot of confidence.
His resignation comes after three different AIADMK MLAs of Mr. Velumani’s faction resigned arsenic legislators and aboriginal joined the TVK. Following the resignations, the 4 Assembly constituencies person been declared vacant.
Meanwhile, AIADMK legislators belonging to the faction led by enactment wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami met Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar astatine the Secretariat and submitted a petition. Speaking to reporters, Agri S.S. Krishnamurthy said the Speaker should not person accepted their resignations arsenic disqualification proceedings nether the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution were pending against them.
2. Mekedatu project: Supreme Court rejects reappraisal plea by Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by Tamil Nadu to reappraisal a November 2025 decision that termed the State’s situation to Karnataka’s projected Mekedatu Balancing Reservoir cum Drinking Water project as “premature”.
The reappraisal petition was dismissed by a Bench of the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices Vinod K. Chandran and Vipul M. Pancholi connected April 15. The bid was lone published recently.
3. Crop indebtedness waiver: AIADMK, BJP, AMMK criticise State government
A time aft Tamil Nadu authorities nether Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced harvest indebtedness waiver, AIADMK, BJP and AMMK criticised Tamil Nadu government for the move.
AIADMK wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami said the TVK, successful its predetermination manifesto, assured to wholly waive disconnected loans of farmers who held up to 5 acre of land. But now, alternatively of utilizing onshore arsenic the criterion (for harvest indebtedness waiver), the authorities has considered wealth arsenic the yardstick, engaging successful the biggest deception.
4. Fisherman drowns, 3 others rescued aft fibre vessel capsizes
A 44-year-old fisherman drowned successful the sea and 3 others from Nagapattinam territory were rescued aft their fibre vessel capsized a fewer nautical miles disconnected the Kodiyakarai seashore aft they set retired for sportfishing yesterday.
5. TVK functionary expelled from enactment for demanding ‘₹1 lakh per month’ bribe
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) expelled T.R. Vijayakumar, the party’s caput of Kaniyambadi Panchayat Union East successful Vellore, from the party’s superior rank for allegedly demanding a bribe of ₹1 lakh per period from each ceramic kiln operatorsto tally the units without governmental interference.
The enactment comes a time aft hundreds of residents, mostly ceramic kiln workers and their families astatine Puthur colony successful Vellore district, blocked the Cuddalore-Chittoor Highway successful protestation against Mr. Vijayakumar.
6. School reopening pushed to June 4
Due to the utmost vigor that the State is facing, the schoolhouse acquisition section has announced that schools successful Tamil Nadu would reopen connected June 4 for each classes. The classes were initially slated to re-open connected June 1.
7. Congress MPs Manickam Tagore and Jothimani spar connected societal media
A war of words broke retired betwixt Congress MPs B. Manickam Tagore and Jothimani connected societal media implicit DMK president M.K. Stalin’s disapproval that the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) was indulging successful horse-trading after AIADMK MLAs resigned from their posts and joined the ruling party.
8. Annamalai urges Centre to rotation backmost CBSE notification connected compulsory 3rd language
Senior BJP functionary K. Annamalai urged the Union Ministry of Education to withdraw a notification issued by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to each affiliated schools, making a 3rd connection compulsory for Class IX students from this world year, alternatively of from the 2029-30 world twelvemonth arsenic antecedently announced.
