1. T.N. fishers’ pilgrimage to Katchatheevu for annual church festival cancelled
In a communication addressed to Ramanathapuram district Collector, B. Vishnu Chandran, the coordinator of the Katchatheevu Pilgrims Committee and parish priest of St. Joseph’s Church, Verkottu in Rameswaram, M. Santiagu, said due to the indefinite strike by the mechanised boats associations, pilgrims from Rameswaram and other parts of Tamil Nadu could not be taken to Katchatheevu by boats. Hence, the pilgrimage from Tamil Nadu is being cancelled.
2. Convicts can argue their cases through video calls from prison: Madras HC
A convict wanting to argue a case on his own without engaging a lawyer, need not be necessarily brought to court in person. He/she can also be permitted to argue the matter though video conference from the prison, Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala said.
The observation was made when a writ petition was listed for hearing before the first Division Bench, also consisting of Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, for deciding its maintainability.
3. Kamal Haasan criticises Centre for ‘financial discrimination’
Addressing party cadres in Chennai on the occasion of the 7th founding day of Makkal Needhi Maiam, party leader Kamal Haasan criticised the ruling BJP for creating a tax revenue sharing system that seemed to discriminate against Tamil Nadu and was is in favour of North Indian states.
