1. Six days after the death of prohibition campaigner, Sasi Perumal, his family has agreed to receive his body. The decision was made after a number of leaders from different political parties requested the family to give in and accept the body. The final rites are to take place on Friday. However, protests continued across the state against prohibition. Vijayakanth, his wife and party cadres were detained and later released after they formed a human chain without permission in Chennai.
2. Set to visit Chennai after inaugurating a national conference for handloom weavers, PM Narendra Modi is expected to pay CM Jayalalithaa a visit at her Poes Garden residence. The visit is believed to break away from custom where usually the CM calls on the PM. Here’s how Chennai road commuters can plan their journey and avoid traffic snarls.
3. BJP president Amit Shah set the ball rolling in TN after his visit to Madurai on Thursday where he connected to certain groups and focussed on the OBC-Dalit bridge, reported The New Indian Express. Shah also put forth the "development sans corruption" idea and avoided any criticism of the ruling party, AIADMK in the event.
4. In a similar incident where a TN youth was arrested over a FB page with paedophile content a few months back, a 19-year-old youth from Pollachi was arrested on Thursday for creating a social networking page which promoted child pornography. After a complaint by an NGO made on July 1, the IP address of the creator was traced to M Manikanda Prabhu’s cell phone.
5. Why should Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts not be released? Tamil Nadu government put forth its stand once again questioning why when Godse’s brother could be released in the Mahatma Gandhi assassination case, the same approach could not be taken for others. The counsel for the TN government was asking for the release of seven life convicts.
6. MSM Anandan, earlier removed from the TN council of ministers, has been re-inducted by CM Jayalalithaa. Anandan who previously was dropped from the council when Jayalalithaa formed her ministry in May will be given the forests portfolio.
