A person tries to take management of a bull as he participates within the ‘Jallikattu’ occasion organised as a part of ‘Pongal’ celebrations, at Palamedu in Madurai district on Monday. (PTI)

in view of ‘Kaanum Pongal’ celebrations in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, the Chennai Police has deployed greater than 15,000 personnel to facilitate crowd and preserve legislation and order within the metropolis. Safety has been beefed up in main public locations just like the Marina Seashore, Besant Nagar, Elliots Seashore, and Guindy Nationwide Park. In keeping with Larger Chennai Police, 11 short-term Police helpline cubicles have been put in in seashores.

In different information, two males died in the course of the Jallikattu occasions organised in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations. The deceased has been recognized as Aravind Raj, who had tamed 9 bulls in three rounds. He was tossed by a bull and suffered grave accidents. He was rushed to Authorities Rajaji Hospital in Madurai the place the medical doctors declared him useless on arrival. In the meantime in a Jallikattu occasion in Trichy, a spectator died after being gored by a bull. CM M Ok Stalin condoled the deaths and introduced a solatium of Rs 3 lakh to the households of the deceased.In different information, two males died in the course of the Jallikattu occasions organised in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations. The deceased has been recognized as Aravind Raj, who had tamed 9 bulls in three rounds. He was tossed by a bull and suffered grave accidents. He was rushed to Authorities Rajaji Hospital in Madurai the place the medical doctors declared him useless on arrival. In the meantime in a Jallikattu occasion in Trichy, a spectator died after being gored by a bull. CM M Ok Stalin condoled the deaths and introduced a solatium of Rs 3 lakh to the households of the deceased.

A thick layer of smog lined Chennai Metropolis on Saturday morning following Bhogi celebrations throughout the town. With air high quality within the metropolis at ‘average’ ranges, the Tamil Nadu air pollution management board warned individuals with bronchial asthma and lung situations to take enough precautions. Forward of Pongal, Bhogi is well known throughout the state by organising bonfires in entrance of properties.

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan mentioned, “One shouldn’t mistake me being a part of the yatra to leaning in direction of a “social gathering” as I did that for a “united India.” Talking on the Kerala Literature Competition, Kamal Haasan mentioned that he would have walked the streets of the nationwide capital in the course of the Emergency as nicely if he had that a lot sense of politics within the Nineteen Seventies.  “I got here into politics as a result of I’m offended. I assumed I need to come into politics, I should have my impact on politics earlier than it has its ill-effects on me,” he said.

A day after DMK chief Shivaji Krishnamoorthy sparked a controversy over abusive statements in opposition to Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi, the social gathering suspended him on Saturday, information company ANI reported. On Friday, Krishnamoorthy had mentioned, “If the Governor refuses to utter the identify of Ambedkar in his Meeting speech, don’t I’ve the suitable to assault him? In case you (governor) don’t learn out the speech given by the Tamil Nadu authorities, then go to Kashmir, and we’ll ship terrorists in order that they’ll gun you down”.

The Tamil Nadu transport division will function 16,932 buses from January 12 to 14 and 15,619 buses from January 16 to 18 in view of the Pongal pageant on January 15. Of those, 10,749 buses (together with 2,100 common buses operated each day) are set to be operated from Chennai and 6,183 between numerous locations within the state for 3 days from January 12.