TVK president Vijay during election campaign in Chennai on April 21, 2026
| Photo Credit: R. Ragu
1. Tamil Nadu election: Campaigning concludesCampaigning for the April 23 Assembly election ended in Tamil Nadu with leaders of the four fronts making a last minute pitch to voters and undertaking roadshows in different parts of the State that goes into polling on Thursday.A total of 4,023 candidates are in the fray. Senior BJP leaders, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah; Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and D.K. Shivakumar; Telugu Desam Party leader and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu; AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal; and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav were among the leaders who visited the State for electioneering in the past few weeks.2. Hatsun loses cases against Patanjali over Aarogya biscuitsThe Madras High Court dismissed a case filed by Hatsun Agro Product Limited, the owners of the popular dairy brand ‘Arokya’, to restrain Patanjali Biscuits Private Limited from selling biscuits under the brand name ‘Patanjali Aarogya’.Giving reasons for summary dismissal, the single judge had said, the products of the plaintiff and the defendant were completely different. He pointed out that Hatsun was not in the trade of manufacturing biscuits.3. ‘Jana Nayagan’ leak case: Producer opposes anticipatory bail plea KVN Productions, the producers of actor-turned-politician C. Joseph Vijay’s last movie Jana Nayagan, vehemently opposed a plea by an individual for grant of anticipatory bail to him in connection with a case booked regarding the leak of the yet-to-be-released movie, on the internet. Published - April 21, 2026 07:32 pm IST
