Bihar Advocate General P K Shahi voluntarily relinquished his constitutional post, saying the decision was entirely his own. He clarified that he had not resigned but stepped aside to enable the new BJP-led Bihar government to independently appoint government counsels.
The Madras High Court has given the Tamil Nadu Government and Minister K. Ponmudy until June 5 to respond to a public interest litigation urging his disqualification due to offensive remarks against Saivites, Vaishnavites, and women. The court ordered an FIR against Ponmudy, highlighting accountability for those in power.
