Chennai, Tamil Nadu News Live Updates July 18: Chief Minister M K Stalin said Monday that a lot of sacrifices had to be made to name the state Tamil Nadu and they had to wait decades, but the DMK was ultimately able to make it happen. He was speaking virtually on the occasion of Tamil Nadu Day.
Private schools in Tamil Nadu have called for a shutdown of their institutions Monday condemning the violence at a residential school in Kallakurichi district the previous day following the death of a 17-year-old girl student last week. Despite a warning from the Directorate of Matriculation Schools that strict action would be initiated against schools declaring holiday without prior intimation, KR Nandakumar, secretary of Tamil Nadu Matriculation and CBSE Schools Association, informed on Sunday that all private nursery, matriculation and CBSE schools would remain closed for a day (Monday) as a sign of protest against the violence at the school in Kaniyamoor near Chinnasalem.
Meanwhile, prohibitory orders were imposed at several places in Kallakurichi Sunday after protesters clashed with police and indulged in arson at a residential school to protest against alleged inaction post the death of the student. Several people, including senior police officers, were injured in the violence at the residential school in Kaniyamoor, near Chinnasalem. Later in the day, the school principal and two school officials were arrested and the government transferred the suicide case to the CB-CID.
Chennai News Live Updates: Kallakurichi student death case transferred to CB-CID; three school officials arrested; MK Stalin condemns violence; Follow live updates here.
Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/chennai-news-live-covid-stalin-tamil-nadu-kallaikurichi-violence-dmk-8035974/
