1. DMDK demands recount of votes
DMDK general secretary Premallatha Vijayakant sought a recount of votes polled in Virudhunagar Lok Sabha constituency, where her son and party’s candidate Vijayaprabhakaran lost to Manickam Tagore of the Congress by the slim margin of 4,379 votes.
Further, DMDK submitted a plea to the CEO requesting re-counting of votes in Virudhunagar.
2. Savukku Shankar’s Goondas detention: Chennai Police ask third judge to refer petition against detention back to a Division Bench
The Greater Chennai City Police (GCCP) filed a sub application before the Madras High Court claiming that Justice G. Jayachandran had agreed with the view taken by Justice P.B. Balaji, in a habeas corpus petition filed against YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar alias A. Shankar’s detention under the Goondas Act, and therefore, the case must now be referred back to a Division Bench.
3. Efforts to reunite stranded elephant calf with mother continue
Four persons working at a private resort in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) were arrested and remanded to judicial custody, for feeding a wild elephant, reportedly to entertain visitors at their resort.
