Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized Tamil Nadu leaders for not signing letters in Tamil during a public address. He also urged the state to offer medical courses in Tamil to help underprivileged students. This comes amid tensions over the National Education Policy and language imposition concerns.

Additional Sessions Judge expressed surprise that Kurundkar had been awarded the President’s Medal for Gallantry in 2017, despite being an accused in the murder case

Rahul Gandhi had earlier claimed that the RSS and the government would shift their focus towards Christians and church land after the successful passage of the Waqf Act.