File photo of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami (PTI)
Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami made the announcement at a rally in Thenkasi as state elections draw closer. With this, a total of 10 lakh cases are set to be taken back.
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Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami on Friday said that all the cases filed against Covid-19 lockdown violators and anti-CAA protesters will be withdrawn. He made the announcement at a rally in Thenkasi as state elections draw closer. With this, a total of 10 lakh cases are set to be taken back.
“All the cases filed against the public for violating the Covid lockdown rules and the anti-CAA protests will be withdrawn,” Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami said at the rally.
Around 10 lakh cases were filed against people who violated Covid-19 related norms formed under Tamil Nadu Public Health Act 1939 and Epidemic Diseases Act. However, the government will not…