Chennai News Live: TN ready to ship rice, drugs to Sri Lanka, MK Stalin tells Centre; Chennai mayor to present the first Budget in six years on Saturday – The Indian Express

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Chennai News: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin at the State Assembly. (Twitter/@CMOTamilNadu)

Tamil Nadu, Chennai News Live Updates: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday apprised the Centre that Tamil Nadu is ready to ship essential commodities like rice and life saving drugs to Sri Lanka, considering the welfare of Tamils and sought permission for its distribution there through the Indian High Commission. Stalin spoke over phone to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and expressed his deep concern over the plight of Tamils in Lanka, who have been hit hard by the never seen before economic crisis in their country, an official release said.

Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu government will consult legal experts to uphold the 10.5 percent reservation for Vanniyars (Most Backward Community) just as it secured 7.5 quota for students of state-run schools for admission in professional courses, CM M K Stalin told the Assembly. Also, the annual Budget of the Greater Chennai Corporation for 2022-23 will be tabled at the Ripon Building, the headquarters of the civic body, on Saturday by the mayor after a gap of six years.

In other news, the Tamil Nadu government informed the Madras High Court on Thursday that state Governor R N Ravi had referred all files related to the release of seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case to the President. In Covid-19 related news, maintaining that there was no detection of ‘XE’, the new variant of Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu, the government has advised the airport authorities to intensify surveillance at international airports, Health Minister Ma Subramanian said.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu Live Updates Today: Tamil Nadu to consult legal experts to ensure 10.5% quota for Vanniyars: CM MK Stalin; Madras HC upholds 7.5% horizontal reservation for govt school students in NEET admissions; Follow live updates here.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/chennai-news-live-stalin-madras-hc-sri-lanka-petrol-price-dmk-aiadmk-updates-7859081/