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1. CM Vijay wins level trial successful Assembly with 144 votes
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) enactment person C. Joseph Vijay passed his archetypal hurdle successful the Legislative Assembly, winning the spot vote connected the level of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly with 144 ‘ayes’ connected Wednesday (May 13, 2026) with the enactment of the CPI, CPI(M), VCK, and IUML, from the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) led by the DMK, arsenic good arsenic that of 25 rebel AIADMK MLAs and the lone expelled AMMK MLA.
Ahead of the commencement of voting, the Leader of the Opposition, Udhayanidhi Stalin led a walkout of each the DMK MLAs on with the lone DMDK MLA, Premallatha Vijayakant, aft delivering a code criticising the TVK government.
Meanwhile, commotion broke retired successful the House erstwhile Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar allowed rebel AIADMK person S.P. Velumani to talk aft the enactment wide caput Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s speech. As a wide indication of rift successful the Dravidian party, 25 MLAs including Mr. Velumani voted for the assurance motion, 22 MLAs from Mr. Palaniswami’s campy voted against it. Four PMK MLAs and the lone BJP MLA ‘abstained’ from voting.
Later successful the evening, Mr. Palaniswami removed each the rebel campy MLAs from enactment posts.
2. Vijay’s authorities revokes bid appointing astrologer Rickey Pandit arsenic OSD
A time aft appointment, the Tamil Nadu authorities revoked its Government Order (G.O.), which appointed Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel – an astrologer – arsenic the Officer connected Special Duty (Political) to Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, pursuing disapproval from assorted quarters, including those made successful the Assembly earlier successful the day.
3. Madras HC stays Tamil Nadu police’s announcement to artifact X posts captious of TVK, CM Vijay
The Madras High Court stayed the cognition of a notice issued by the Cyber Crime Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police connected May 8, asking X Corp to instantly region oregon disable entree to 18 posts, which reportedly contained “provocative and politically delicate remarks susceptible of inciting nationalist unrest and disturbing nationalist tranquility.”
Most of the flagged URLs/posts allegedly contained contented captious of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
4. CBSE Class 12 results: State registers 95.25% pass
Tamil Nadu registered a 95.25% walk percentage among students who appeared for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 exams. This marks a dip from the previous year’s walk complaint of 98.48% successful the State.
The nationalist walk percent this twelvemonth stood astatine 85.2%.
5. ‘Savukku’ Shankar gets bail successful attempt-to-murder case
The Madras High Court granted bail to YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar alias A. Shankar, 50, successful an attempt-to-murder lawsuit registered against him aft helium allegedly pelted stones astatine the escort constabulary unit who accompanied him to Chennai pursuant to his apprehension successful Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, connected April 8.
Justice L. Victoria Gowri granted the alleviation connected the information that the petitioner, aft his merchandise from prison, indispensable look earlier the Inspector of Puzhal constabulary presumption each time until further orders.
