Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 21 (ANI): The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Thursday sought a reply from the Tamil Nadu government, Tamil Nadu Police as to why social media companies cannot be included as accused or abettor in criminal cases involving social media platforms.

Chennai Dec 21 PTI Late Chief Minister and former DMK patriarch M Karunanidhis trusted assistant and secretary K Shanmuganathan died here on Tuesday the party said He was 80 years old and passed away at a hospital following illness Expressing grief DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin hailed Shanmuganathan for his dedicated services as an assistant and secretary to Karunanidhi for about 50 years Conveying his condolences to the bereaved family Stalin described Shanmuganathan as Kalaignars Nizhal shadow to indicate the close association of the former assistant with Karunanidhi for decades Addressing Shanmuganathan as elder brother the Chief Minister said he was the symbol of hard work truth loyalty and dedication Stalin along with senior leader Duraimurugan placed a wreath over his body MDMK chief Vaiko was among others who laid a wreath Shanmuganathan who began his career in the state government as a shorthand reporter in the police department was handpicked later by Karunanidhi in 1969 to assist him when he became the Chief Minister for the first time From then onwards Shanamuganathan was associated with Karunanidhi who died in 2018 PMK founder leader S Ramadoss and MDMK chief Vaiko were among those who condoled Shanmuganathans death PTI VGN APR APR

Chennai Nov 30 PTI The water level in Mullaperiyar dam touched 142 feet on Tuesday and the storage is in line with the norms set forth by the Central Water Commission the Tamil Nadu government said The water level reached 142 feet at 355 AM and 168246 cusecs of water was released from the dam gradually Tamil Nadu authorities in charge of dam operations said It was done after issuing three advance alerts to counterparts in Kerala they added Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan said the water level stored up to 142 feet on the morning of November 30 is in conformity with the CWCs Rule Curve norm Following the Supreme Courts order of May 7 2014 which said that water could be stored upto 142 feet the Mullaperiyar dams storage has touched 142 feet for the fourth time on Tuesday he said in a statement The Rule Curve is about pre-determination of storage in the dam and its regulation as per a month-wise storage chart Considering monsoon rains and inflow of flood waters the RC covers storage and regulation water release aspects he added As per this norm the storage for every 10 days is determined from June 10 to November 30 during the monsoon season Hence as per the CWC approved RC standards water was stored up to 142 feet on November 30 morning the Minister said On days when the dam receives excessive inflows water is discharged as per the Standard Operating Procedure only after duly informing the Kerala authorities well in advance he noted As per the apex court order the storage can be increased to 152 feet after completion of pending strengthening work Though there are some hurdles in doing it all efforts and steps will be taken continuously to complete the tasks in consultation with Chief Minister M K Stalin the minister said In Kerala the pronunciation used is Mullaperiyar and in Tamil Nadu it is Mullaiperiyar The dam is in Keralas Idukki District PTI VGN COR VGN SS SS

Chennai Chief Minister M K Stalin today said that the previous government headed by AIADMK caused extensive damage to Anna centenary library and the ruling government will take steps to restore itThe issue of Anna centenary library was raised by Chengam MLA M P Giri when he said that the previous AIADMK government which has the name and photo of former Chief Minister Annadurai stopped Anna Malumalarchi scheme and destroyed Anna centenary libraryFormer school education Minister K A Sengottaiyan refuted and said that the previous AIADMK government had allotted Rs 6 crore for Anna centenary library which was even appreciated by water resources Minister Duraimurugan