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Sterlite seeks new panel for inspection of copper smelter unit in Tuticorin; TN govt opposes
•The state government ordered closure of Sterlite's copper unit in the backdrop of protests by the locals against it turning violent and resulting in the death of 13 people in police firing on 22 May, 2018.
Dissidence brews in DMK: Stalin shouldn't fear Alagiri's legacy claims, but needs to tread path with caution
Srinivasaprasad •Whenever Karunanidhi spoke about Stalin being his heir, he did so in the tones of a schoolteacher praising the performance of a pupil without a final word about what reward he would get and when.
DMK, Congress, MMK hold human chain stir in Tamil Nadu over formation of Cauvery Management Board
•DMK, its allies and friendly parties staged a human chain protest across Tamil Nadu, urging the Centre to set up Cauvery Management Board (CMB) immediately
Cauvery protests: MDMK leader Vaiko's nephew, who immolated self over water dispute, dies in Madurai
Ians •Saravana Suresh, the nephew of MDMK leader Vaiko, who had set himself on fire over the Cauvery water dispute, died on Saturday
Disturbed over the Cauvery water dispute, MDMK leader Vaiko's kin attempts self-immolation
Ians •MDMK founder Vaiko said a close relative of his attempted self-immolation in Virudhunagar on Friday after feeling disturbed over the Cauvery water dispute.
Cauvery row: MDMK workers protest with black flags and balloons against Narendra Modi's visit to Tamil Nadu
Fp Staff •MDMK workers on Thursday held a protest with black falgs and balloons outside the Raj Bhavan in Chennai against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit.
Vaiko says 'common courtesy was lacking' in treatment by Malaysian immigration officials
Ians •Vaiko was barred from entering Malaysia on the grounds that he was a supporter of LTTE. He said he was unable to travel the country to meet his daughter and grandchildren
MDMK chief Vaiko stopped at Kuala Lumpur airport, interrogated over links with LTTE
Fp Staff •Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( MDMK) chief V Gopalswamy, better known as Vaiko, on Friday was stopped at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and questioned for several hours on his alleged links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports said.
Court in Chennai grants bail to MDMK chief Vaiko in 2009 sedition case
•A court in Chennai on Wednesday granted bail to MDMK chief Vaiko, who had been in jail since 3 April, in a sedition case of 2009.
Tamil Nadu may see revival of anti-Hindi protests as Centre replaces English signages on highways
Fppolitics •A fresh round of anti-Hindi protests are threatening to flare up in Tamil Nadu after the Centre's reported move to replace English signanges on National highways