The Greater Chennai Corporation has asked residents to stock up supplies and essential items for the next two days, as Chennai will be witnessing very heavy rainfall.
FILE IMAGEThe district administrations in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai, Thiruvallur and Ranipet districts have announced a rain holiday for all schools and colleges on November 18, and all schools will remain closed in Kancheepuram, as the districts are expected to witness extremely heavy rainfall on Thursday. Chennai, which saw a severe bout of rain just ten days ago, is expected to witness isolated extremely heavy rainfall. In a release on Wednesday, the Greater Chennai Corporation has asked residents to stock up supplies, essential items and groceries for the next two days, as Chennai will be witnessing very heavy rainfall. The civic body has also asked residents to take due precautions amid the rains, adding that 600 motor pumps have been deployed in case there is a need to drain water out of inundated areas.
The Regional Meteorological Centre's forecast in Chennai said thunderstorms with heavy to very heavy with isolated extremely heavy rainfall is likely in Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram and Ranipet districts of Tamil Nadu on November 18. On that day, heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places in Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Chengalpattu, Tirupattur and Vellore districts.
Most other places of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry and Karaikkal areas are also likely to receive rainfall on Thursday and it may be heavy to moderate in specific areas, the bulletin said. Rainfall is expected till November 21 in various parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikkal.Featured Videos from TNM
The low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal moved further westwards and is likely to reach the coast off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu by November 18, bringing rainfall, the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The department said the probability of cyclogenesis, the formation of a depression, during the next '120 hours', is however 'Nil' over the Bay of Beng
"Yesterday's low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal (BOB) moved further westwards, lay over southeast & adjoining southwest BOB...today the 17th November 2021 and persisted over the same region," the department said in a bulletin. Further moving westwards, it lay over southeast BOB. It is likely to move nearly westwards and reach west central & adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts by tomorrow, November 18, it said.
A warning has also been issued to fishermen, asking them not to go out to sea for a few days.
With PTI inputs
Reward’ for kicking Vijay Sethupathi: Coimbatore cops book Hindu Makkal Katchi leader
The Hindu outfit claimed that the actor insulted U Muthuramalingam Thevar, a freedom fighter and politician.
IMAGE: INSTAGRAM/VIJAY SETHUPATHIThe Coimbatore police on Thursday, November 17 registered a case against Hindu Makkal Katchi leader Arjun Sampath, who had announced a 'reward' of Rs 1,001 for kicking actor Vijay Sethupathi. The official Twitter account of the outfit had said, "Arjun Sampath announces cash award, for kicking actor Vijay Sethupathi for insulting Thevar Ayya. 1 kick = Rs.1001/- for any one who kicks him, until he apologises (sic)." The Hindu outfit claimed that the actor insulted U Muthuramalingam Thevar, a freedom fighter and politician. In a press release, the police said that a case has been registered against Arjun Sampth under sections 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (1) (Criminal Intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Further investigation is underway.
The tweet by the Hindu Makkal Katchi also came days after a man, identified as Maha Gandhi, attempted to attack the actor and his team on November 3 at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. A video that went viral at the time showed the actor being escorted out of the airport premises by his team and security personnel when a man ran towards Vijay Sethupathi from behind, and tried to kick him.
In interviews after the event, Maha Gandhi claimed that he was a co-passenger on the flight and wanted to wish Vijay Sethupathi for receiving the national award, but the actor responded with a sarcastic remark. He further alleged that as Vijay Sethupathi hailed from south Tamil Nadu, he asked him about whether he attended the Thevar Guru Puja held in Muthuramalingam's honour. "Vijay Sethupathi replied that the person I'm talking about is a Jewish carpenter (Jesus) and not who I am saying," Maha Gandhi alleged.
It is based on Maha Gandhi's claim that the Hindu Makkal Katchi announced the 'reward'. However, responding to the incident, Vijay Sethupathi earlier told TNM that it was "a very minor issue (that) was blown out of proportion because an onlooker shot the incident on his phone." He also alleged that Maha Gandhi was drunk at the time.
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