<p>After a day of violence that followed the arrest of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader and Chief Minister J Jayalalitha, Tamil Nadu on Sunday limped back to normalcy with the resumption of local and inter-state bus services and opening of shops and commercial complexes in many cities, including Chennai. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Police sources at the headquarters here said more than 500 AIADMK activists have been arrested since Saturday evening following the violence that broke out minutes after a Bangalore court convicted Jayalalitha in a disproportionate assets case. “Cases were filed against 200 persons who indulged in violent activities,” a senior police official said. <br /><br />Local and inter-state bus services, which came to a grinding halt on Saturday and left passengers stranded, resumed with tight security. But bus services to neighbouring Karnataka and Kerala continue to be suspended. <br /><br />Security in areas bordering the neighbouring states has been beefed up and private vehicles entering the state have been thoroughly checked. <br /><br />Inter-state and suburban trains that were mildly affected also began functioning normally. Passengers were seen in large numbers at the stations, especially in capital Chennai. <br /><br />As a precautionary measure, security has been stepped up in all district headquarters to prevent untoward incidents. <br /><br />Meanwhile, senior state officials, including State Advisor Sheela Balakrishnan, Senior Secretary to the Chief Minister K N Venkatramanan and other high-level bureaucrats travelled to Bangalore on Sunday morning to meet Jayalalitha who was jailed in the city. <br /><br />State ministers, AIADMK leaders and MLAs who had gathered in Bangalore for the verdict also returned by Sunday afternoon to take part in the legislature party meeting that elected O Paneerselvam as the new chief minister. <br /><br />Chennai police have also filed cases against M Karunanidhi, M K Stalin and several other DMK activists for assaulting AIADMK cadres near Gopalapuram on Saturday.<br /></p>
<p>After a day of violence that followed the arrest of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader and Chief Minister J Jayalalitha, Tamil Nadu on Sunday limped back to normalcy with the resumption of local and inter-state bus services and opening of shops and commercial complexes in many cities, including Chennai. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Police sources at the headquarters here said more than 500 AIADMK activists have been arrested since Saturday evening following the violence that broke out minutes after a Bangalore court convicted Jayalalitha in a disproportionate assets case. “Cases were filed against 200 persons who indulged in violent activities,” a senior police official said. <br /><br />Local and inter-state bus services, which came to a grinding halt on Saturday and left passengers stranded, resumed with tight security. But bus services to neighbouring Karnataka and Kerala continue to be suspended. <br /><br />Security in areas bordering the neighbouring states has been beefed up and private vehicles entering the state have been thoroughly checked. <br /><br />Inter-state and suburban trains that were mildly affected also began functioning normally. Passengers were seen in large numbers at the stations, especially in capital Chennai. <br /><br />As a precautionary measure, security has been stepped up in all district headquarters to prevent untoward incidents. <br /><br />Meanwhile, senior state officials, including State Advisor Sheela Balakrishnan, Senior Secretary to the Chief Minister K N Venkatramanan and other high-level bureaucrats travelled to Bangalore on Sunday morning to meet Jayalalitha who was jailed in the city. <br /><br />State ministers, AIADMK leaders and MLAs who had gathered in Bangalore for the verdict also returned by Sunday afternoon to take part in the legislature party meeting that elected O Paneerselvam as the new chief minister. <br /><br />Chennai police have also filed cases against M Karunanidhi, M K Stalin and several other DMK activists for assaulting AIADMK cadres near Gopalapuram on Saturday.<br /></p>
