1. Tiruppur murders | One held; CM announces solatium, Opposition condemns
The murder of four members of a family at Palladam in Tiruppur district on Sunday, reportedly for pulling up alcoholics on their land, triggered protests by BJP cadres and the kin of the deceased in front of Palladam Government Hospital in Tiruppur this morning.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, in a statement, said the police had secured a man involved in the murders, condoled the death of the four persons and announced a solatium of ₹2 lakh for each of the bereaved kin.