Vijay's TVK govt exempts Public (Law and Order) Department from the RTI Act in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's government exempted the Public (Law and Order) Department from the RTI Act. A Gazette notification was issued under Section 24(4) of the RTI Act to classify the department accordingly. This classification denotes that information on various sensitive matters will not be accessible through RTI applications. Issues such as communal incidents, political agitations, and police custody deaths will be included in this exemption.