IndiaLiveAmit Shah chairs 31st meeting of Southern Zonal Council

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Key points

• Amit Shah chairs 31st Southern Zonal Council session in Tamil Nadu's Chengalpattu.
• Union home minister was felicitated by Tamil Nadu CM Vijay at the event.
• VHP attacks Congress over decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram.
• Arlekar clarified that his comments were not directed at the ongoing student protests at Jantar Mantar.
• Hui, who pleaded guilty in April, led the world's most indebted property developer before its collapse deepened China's real estate crisis.

Notably, the VHP criticised Congress for deciding to sing only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram at party events, accusing it of being driven by "appeasement politics". VHP spokesperson Vinod Bansal remarked the remaining stanzas contain references linked to Indian culture, traditions and national ethos.

Union home minister Amit Shah chairs the 31st session of the Southern Zonal Council in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, attended by representatives from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and the union territories of Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

Union home minister was felicitated by Tamil Nadu CM Vijay at the event. Share your thoughts in the comments. Kerala Governor reacts to 'cockroach' remark, notes students should be lions.

While saying students should aspire to be "lions", kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar remarked he did not know the context of Kerala University Vice Chancellor Mohanan Kunnummal's "cockroach" remark. Arlekar clarified that his comments were not directed at the ongoing student protests at Jantar Mantar. Amit Shah chairs 31st Southern Zonal Council session in Mamallapuram.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 31st Southern Zonal Council session in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, attended by the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka, along with Telangana Deputy CM Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka.

Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan sentenced to life in prison for fraud.

While the property group and its real estate arm were fined billions of yuan, a Chinese court sentenced Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life in prison for large-scale fraud. Hui, who pleaded guilty in April, led the world's most indebted property developer before its collapse deepened China's real estate crisis.

Taken together, the developments around indiaLiveAmit Shah chairs 31st meeting of Southern Zonal Council point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.