Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin today permitted all places of worship to open on all days of the week. He also announced that playschools, kindergarten schools, and anganwadis within the state would be allowed to open from November 1.
On Transfiguration Day, the state had imposed weekend restrictions on places of worship. Stalin’s announcement came per week after the Opposition, led by BJP, administered state-wide protests against the weekend curbs. BJP’s state chief K Annamalai had called the restrictions as an indication of the ruling party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), imposing their “atheist ideology”.
The government decided to ease COVID-19 restrictions within the state after a discussion with public health experts yesterday.
Tamil Nadu recorded 1,259 fresh COVID-19 cases within the last 24 hours. in line with the state health bulletin, the whole active cases stand at 15,650, and 1,453 recoveries are reported within the last 24 hours.
Along with places and worships and schools, the state government also eased restrictions on shops and commercial establishments allowing them to stay open till 11 PM. the choice has been taken to avoid a rush within the ongoing festive season.
Public are allowed to go to beaches on Sundays.
Permission has been accorded for 100 people to attend wedding functions from November 1.
Stalin said that the ban on political, social, cultural, and festivals will still check the spread of COVID-19. He urged people to exercise caution and also get themselves vaccinated.
