80 per cent of Tamil Nadu Covid-19 cases traced to Old Delhi meeting

The state now has 234 positive cases, of which 190 are Tablighi returnees

Media declared 18 Tablighi Jamaat congregants Covid+; Their tests never took place

The 18 men from Tamil Nadu had voluntarily come forward to be tested

Rumour on WhatsApp triggers panic in Tamil Nadu village

However, he did have contact with two corona+ Thai nationals

Widespread rains are expected across coastal Tamil Nadu due to a cyclonic circulation near Comorin on the Indian Ocean.

Comment came a day after Haasan said that his friendship with Rajinikanth was old and hinted at joining hands with him for politics.

DMK leader A Saravanan slammed the AIADMK calling it 'power drunk' and 'insensitive to sufferings of the people'.

Also, the party had posted a picture of Thiruvalluvar in saffron robes with sacred ash on his forehead.

Earlier on Monday, a heavy German-made drilling machine was deployed to dig a parallel shaft to reach the boy.

There are conflicting reports about the depth of the hole- some say it is 600 feet deep, while others say it is at least 1,000 feet.