The Tamil Nadu government has notified the Tamil Nadu Anand Marriage Registration Rules, 2026, providing for the registration of Anand marriages, which are performed according to the Sikh wedding ceremony known as Anand Karaj. In other State announcements, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said the Thiruvottiyur highway in Chennai will be renamed 'Vallalar Nedunchalai', and the government plans a 125-foot statue of Raja Raja Chola at the Grand Chola Museum in Thanjavur.