The former Union Minister, <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/article5617429.ece?token=-1727368290>M.K. Alagiri,</a> an influential face of the DMK in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, has been suspended from the party and relieved of his posts for violating party discipline.
The Nadigarthilagam Sivaji Samooganala Peravai has filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking a review of the court order, which stated that the statue of <a href=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/article5617422.ece?token=-931804814>Thespian Sivaji Ganesan</a> on the Marina, had to be removed as it caused hindrance to vehucular traffic. Photo: R. Shivaji Rao