Rajinikanth, who had been admitted to Chennai's Apollo Hospital on September 20 after complaining of ill health, was discharged on Thursday night.
Residents grappled with stagnant water and power disruption in parts of Chennai and its suburbs on Wednesday, two days after Cyclone Michuang wreaked havoc in the metropolis and neighbouring districts, even as civic agency personnel stepped up relief and rehabilitation efforts.
Workers at three manufacturing plants of tyre major MRF have called off a strike over pay and other issues after the employees' union advised them to end the agitation. They are likely to resume work from the first shift from today.
Answering questions from members in the assembly, Electricity Minister N Veerasamy urged the MRF management to find a solution to the labour issue in a week's time. If no solution was found, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will be forced to intervene, he said.
The spectacles on the Gandhi bust in Kannur were broken while the Ambedkar bust had red paint splashed across it.
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