Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay convened a consultative meeting with party ministers and legislators in Mahabalipuram to address governance, party discipline, and recent controversies.
This edition of Super 6 covers key political and civic developments across South India. The DMK launched an attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay after he attended a high-profile wedding reception in Chennai alongside actor Trisha and prominent leaders.
Political debate has intensified in Karnataka following price revisions across Nandini dairy products and state-run bus transport fares.
The US midterm elections have resulted in a blue wave, with the Democratic Party securing majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, shifting the balance of legislative power on Capitol Hill.
India Today crew members Abdul Basheer and video journalist S Vijay were assaulted by a mob of 50 to 80 unidentified individuals while covering local body polls near a police station in Pulivendula, Andhra Pradesh. The attackers destroyed camera equipment and took memory cards and batteries containing footage of polling booth rigging and stone-pelting, leading to an FIR at the Pulivendula police station. The attack triggered a political conflict between the Telugu Desam Party and YSRCP. TDP National Spokesperson Pattabhi Ram Kommareddy accused YSRCP of a conspiracy following statements by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, while Jagan Mohan Reddy and YSRCP leader Satish Kumar Reddy condemned the attack and alleged ruling party interference with police support. Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court stayed Jawaharlal Nehru University's termination of Congress MP and professor Bimal Acol Jamoh regarding sexual harassment allegations, setting the next hearing for January 2027. Additionally, Andhra Pradesh and North Tamil Nadu were placed on high alert as severe cyclonic storm Murasu approached the coast near Nellore.
A helicopter flying from Badrinath crashed in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, killing all six people on board, including the pilot. Joint search teams comprising the police, SDRF, and the Indian Army recovered the bodies and wreckage near a cliff amid inclement weather and poor visibility.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay attended the Chief Minister's Trophy Award Ceremony held in Chennai. The event brought together sportspersons from across Tamil Nadu, alongside para-athletes who represented the state at the Asian Games.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a swipe at the Congress after it failed to win a single seat in the Legislative Council elections across four states, despite the polls being conducted using ballot papers. The Prime Minister's remarks were a pointed jibe at the Opposition party's repeated objections to the use of EVMs and demands for a return to paper ballots. The Congress responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's taunt regarding the party failing to win any seats in the recent MLC elections conducted via ballot voting.
