Tamil Nadu CM Vijay will spend Children's Day on November 14 with schoolchildren in Ambasamudram, in Tirunelveli district. It is one of several stops in constituencies going to by-polls, after earlier visits to Viralimalai and Perundurai.
The day coincides with a state scheme to hand out 45-gram cakes to students across Tamil Nadu. Officials have checked the cakes' quality since October 26 and must flag any shortfalls right away.
The venue, participating schools and full schedule for the Ambasamudram event are yet to be announced.
BJP Tamil Nadu chief Nainar Nagendran says the state government is failing to stop toxic medical waste from Kerala being dumped and burnt on farmland in border districts.
He cited repeated dumping in Tenkasi, where bottles labelled as sold only in Kerala were found in the waste, and blamed weak checks at border checkposts.
He has urged Chief Minister Vijay to raise the issue with Kerala's chief minister and called for tighter surveillance, seizure of illegally transporting vehicles and cases under the Goondas Act.
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami says Tamil Nadu's TVK government will not do the state any good even if it completes five years in office. He made the remark in Edappadi on Wednesday.
He said most election promises remain unfulfilled and accused the government of failing on law and order, with murders, robberies and crimes against women rising. He also alleged rampant corruption across departments.
He cited 467 factories that had shut in four months over alleged regulatory violations, affecting nearly 1.5 lakh workers.
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