: Following are top stories from
the southern region at 1700 hrs
MDS2 TN-JAYA-LD ANNIVERSARY
Chennai: Late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa is remembered on her second death anniversary with top AIADMK leaders O Pannnerselvam and K Palaniswami leading the partymen in paying tribute to her.
MES2 KL-ASSEMBLY-CHILDREN
Thiruvananthapuram: Cautioning against using children as a 'shield' during agitations, including the recent Sabarimala stir, Kerala Social Justice Minister K K Shylaja says the state government will have to take action against such a practice.
MES3 TL-POLL-OWAISI
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi rules out his party joining the TRS government in the event of it returning to power for second term in office.
MES4 AP-VENKAIAH-DEFECTIONS
Amaravati: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu expresses concern over the manner in which the Judiciary and Speakers of Legislatures are dealing with cases of political defections and says they need to be disposed of within a specific timeframe.
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