High political drama unfolded in Telangana as Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader KT Rama Rao and other party leaders were detained while attempting to reach former Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's farmhouse. Speaking after his detention, KT Rama Rao lashed out at Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, alleging that Telangana is under criminal rule and characterised the ongoing controversy as a diversion game. He expressed faith in the judiciary for coming to the rescue of party legislators following court rulings rejecting the government's case. Meanwhile, the BRS also alleged that its women leaders were manhandled by police officials during a showdown at the Assembly amid escalating tensions with the Congress government.
Political tensions surged in the Tamil Nadu Assembly following controversial remarks and gestures by Chief Minister Vijay referencing the 1975 Emergency, MISA, corruption allegations, and the Sarkaria Commission.
A multi-storey building collapse in south Delhi's Satya Niketan has resulted in seven fatalities, prompting the arrest of the building owners under charges of culpable homicide and negligence.
A political storm erupted in the Tamil Nadu Assembly following remarks and a gesture made by the Chief Minister during a speech on the floor of the House. Opposition DMK MLAs staged a sit-in protest demanding the expunging of corruption mentions and accusing the gesture of being derogatory toward the former Chief Minister. Following escalating disruptions, the Speaker rejected the demand, leading to protesting MLAs being marshalled out of the House. Allies also raised questions over the incident, while state ministers defended the Chief Minister's address.
The Chief Minister has issued a clarification regarding his viral gesture during an assembly address on the police department's grant request. Addressing the escalating controversy, the Chief Minister stated that his body language was inadvertent, not intentional, and requested that it not be interpreted as an act intended to hurt anyone personally. The gesture, where he touched his chin while speaking about the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA), was perceived by many as a taunt directed at MK Stalin and past reported custody injuries. Following condemnation from the CPM, the Chief Minister clarified his position to diffuse the political row.