Police told to curb rowdyism, gutkha sale
The Hindu
Chief Minister calls for stepping up surveillance
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday directed the police to curb rowdyism and sale of ganja, drugs, etc., in the State.
Chairing a review meeting of senior police officers at the Secretariat in Chennai, Mr. Stalin asked the police to mount surveillance on rowdy elements and drug peddlers who had come to adverse notice in the recent past, police sources said.
Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu, Home Secretary S.K. Prabhakar, Director-General of Police, C. Sylendra Babu, Chennai Police Commissioner, Shankar Jiwal, ADGP (Law & Order) P. Thamarai Kannan, ADGP (Intelligence) S. Davidson Devasirvatham among others participated in the meeting.

About 923 families of Nagarathar community arrived from across the globe at Nattarasankottai in Sivaganga district to celebrate the traditional ‘Sevvai Pongal’ festival. This annual event serves as a massive international reunion for the Nagarathar community people. Local residents said while many might miss major holidays like Pongal or Deepavali, they made every effort to attend Sevvai Pongal, which was held on the first Tuesday following Pongal. This tradition had been upheld by the community for over two centuries.












