Political tensions are rising in West Bengal with BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday filling his nomination for Nandigram constituency and vowing to uproot the TMC from Bengal. Meanwhile, the Election Commission has removed Deputy CEO Subrata Pal, with Rahul Nath appointed as the new Joint CEO. Other senior officials in the CEO office have also been transferred. TMC workers are protesting outside the CEO office, raising slogans against the Election Commission and BJP over alleged name deletions from the voter list. Abhishek Banerjee led a delegation to the Chief Electoral Officer's office, alleging that illegal mass additions are being done using Form 6. The BJP and TMC are engaged in a fierce political battle, with Mamata Banerjee claiming non-vegetarian food could be under threat if BJP comes to power, while the BJP accuses TMC of corruption and voter intimidation. Meanwhile, in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister MK Stalin filed his nomination from Kolathur, while TVK chief Vijay filed from Perambur in Chennai, both drawing massive crowds. In the United States, millions protested against President Donald Trump across all 50 states, with actor Robert De Niro calling Trump a clown.
