Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit lays wreath at the War Memorial at Rajaji Salai in Chennai on Tuesday. (ANI)
Tamil Nadu Telangana Assembly Elections COVID-19 Live Updates: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Governor Banwarilal Purohit led the 72nd Republic Day celebrations in Chennai today. The government had announced on Monday that EPS and the Governor will be will be taking part in Republic Day celebrations which will be held near the Mahatma Gandhi statue along Chennai’s Kamarajar Salai today.
The government had announced last week that cultural programmes of school and college students will not be a part of the Republic Day celebrations in Chennai this year amid the pandemic.
A total of 20 police officers from the Tamil Nadu Police force will be presented with medals in recognition of their service amid Republic Day celebrations in Tamil Nadu today. According to a release by the state government, three officers will be presented with the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and 17 officers will be given the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.
With Republic Day celebrations to be held along Kamarajar Salai in Chennai on Tuesday, the Greater Chennai Traffic Police (GCTP) have announced restrictions on vehicle movement along the stretch between Light House and the War Memorial from 6 am to 10 am.
MK Stalin
DMK leader MK Stalin Monday announced that his second leg of campaign for the upcoming Assembly election will begin on January 29 from Tiruvannamalai. Addressing reporters outside the house of former DMK president late M Karunanidhi in Gopalapuram, Stalin said he will launch a special initiative ‘Ungal Thoguthiyil Stalin (Stalin in your constituency) through which he will address the public grievances across the 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu. He added that if DMK comes in power, all these grievances will be addressed within 100 days.
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V K Sasikala, former AIADMK leader, is conscious and alert, after testing positive for COVID-19 last week, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) doctors said on Monday. A health bulletin issued by the BMCRI on Monday morning stated that she was conscious, alert and well-oriented. With her symptoms reducing, she is walking with support, sitting comfortably and consuming oral food normally.
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