A property dispute tragically escalated in Salem when a 42-year-old man fatally stabbed his father. The altercation occurred after the victim refused to transfer ancestral land. The assailant also injured his sister before neighbours intervened and alerted authorities. The accused has been arrested, and the father's body was sent for postmortem.
Before taking oath as chief minister for the fifth time, Rangasamy visited the Sri Sadhguru Appa Paithiyam Swamigal Temple in Salem Suramangalam and placed the list of ministers before the statue of the late sage.