Actor Vijay set to address TVK meet in Salem on Friday
Salem (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): Actor-politician Vijay is set to resume his political campaign and is scheduled to address the TVK meeting here on Friday.
Vijay had left his Chennai residence to arrive here for the meeting to be held between 12 noon and 3 pm amidst a tight security arrangement by the police here. Nearly 600 police personnel have been deployed at Seelanaickenpatti, where the actor would also address the party functionaries from five districts.
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Prior to this, the actor had addressed the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s meeting in Erode in December 2025.
The TVK’s Salem central district secretary Tamilan Parthiban said Vijay would also address the party’s executive committee members from Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts.
“The party executives meeting and election campaign programme to be attended by the TVK president will be held at the KVP Garden, Seelanaickenpatti, from 12 to 3 pm,” the party said in a release and appealed to the cadres to comply with the guidelines issued by the police on security and admission with entry passes containing the QR code.
“Only 4,998 people who have been provided the entry passes with QR code alone will be allowed to participate in this programme,” the release had said.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
