A division bench of Madras High Court upheld the order directing the lighting of Karthigai Deepam at the stone pillar (Deepathoon) atop the Thiruparankundram hills.

The accused have been identified as Gautam (30), a laptop service technician, and Rajadorai (33), an autorickshaw driver.

Having stirred a hornet’s nest with his remarks seeming to imply that President Trump could kidnap PM Narendra Modi like Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan clarified his intent was to send a warning.