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Chennai district collector R Seethalakshmi tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. The collector is the second district collector, after Coimbatore collector K Rajamani, to test positive for the virus.
READ | Chennai district collector tests positive
Seethalakshmi has been admitted to a private hospital in Chennai for treatment.
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An anchor of a YouTube channel and a member of political outfit Hindu Tamilar Peravai were Monday detained under the Goondas Act, for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus and Muslims respectively.
READ | Chennai: Two detained under Goondas Act for hurting sentiments of Hindus, Muslims
Surendra Nataraj alias Nathigan, an anchor for DK-Periyarist YouTube channel Karuppar Kootam, had been arrested on July 16 by the Chennai police for posting a video “ridiculing” Hindu deity Murugan and Hindu hymn Kandha Sasthi Kavasam. The Hindu Tamilar Peravai member, SJ Gopal, was arrested on July 17 for circulating defamatory content on Prophet Mohammad.
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