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People bursting crackers on the eve of Deepavali Festival in Chennai on nineteenth October 2025. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam
People awoke early, wore new apparel and burst crackers to mark the Festival of Lights. The Tamil Nadu Government, citing a Supreme Court judgement of 2018, has stated folks might burst firecrackers for 2 hours — between 6 a.m. and seven a.m. and from 7 p.m. to eight p.m.
With rains enjoying spoilsport, persons are compelled to burst crackers in breaks between spells of rains.
The Government additionally stated bursting of firecrackers have to be averted in ‘silence areas’, together with these housing hospitals. Also, it needs to be averted close to huts and different locations which will simply catch hearth.
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi and political leaders, together with Leader of Opposition, Edappadi Okay. Palaniswami, greeted folks on the event. “May Maa Lakshmi bless us with happiness, well being and prosperity, filling our lives with love and compassion and fostering a harmonious society rooted in peace and oneness. Wishing everybody a joyous, vibrant and secure Deepavali,” posted the Governor on his X official deal with.
Conveying his needs, Mr. Palaniswami, former Chief Minister and AIADMK common secretary, stated, “On this joyous competition day, might love and peace flourish throughout the nation; might all sorrows fade away, giving rise to a vibrant and radiant future; might divisions disappear and unity prevail; and will prosperity and well-being abound in everybody’s life.”
At round 10 a.m., actor Rajinikanth met his followers in entrance of his residence in Poes Garden in Chennai, as is his custom, and wished them.
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan, founding father of Makkal Needhi Maiam, took to X to convey his Deepavali greetings. “A festival of all efforts to dispel darkness with light; a day of joy united by light; let all good things in life prosper; let Deepavali bring good things to every one,” he posted.
Published – October 20, 2025 03:34 pm IST
