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Former Chief Minister MK Stalin led a wave of tributes to director Bharathiraja from across the political spectrum and Tamil cinema, calling him irreplaceable and crediting him with bringing Tamil rural life to world screens.
Tamil Nadu's electricity board TANGEDCO issued a firm directive on June 10 that all scheduled power outages must be announced in advance, with no unannounced supply interruptions permitted — responding to widespread consumer complaints amid peak summer demand.
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay directed officials to ensure uninterrupted 24×7 drinking water supply across all 25 Tamil Nadu municipal corporations, backed by the recently signed Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 MoU with an initial central allocation of ₹2,177 crore.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam held an important internal strategy meeting on June 10 ahead of CM Vijay's Delhi trip, focusing on Trichy East by-election candidate selection, planning for four AIADMK-vacancy by-elections, and a review of the party's first month in governance.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker JCD Prabhakar announced on June 9 that no disqualification proceedings will be initiated against the 21 AIADMK MLAs who voted for TVK in the confidence motion — while initiating action against 4 MLAs who resigned and joined TVK.
Veteran Tamil filmmaker Bharathiraja, director of 16 Vayathinile and Padma Shri awardee, passed away at his Chennai residence on June 10 aged 84. Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay visited the Neelangarai home and announced full state honours at the funeral.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay flew to New Delhi on June 10 for his second visit since taking office — meeting President Droupadi Murmu on arrival, with NITI Aayog governing council meeting, Amit Shah talks, and likely Congress leadership meeting all on the agenda.
CM Vijay is confirmed to attend PM Modi's NITI Aayog Chief Ministers' meeting on June 11 in New Delhi; Congress MP Christopher Tilak says the CM is likely to meet Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi during the same Delhi visit.