Tamil Nadu State government has appointed a commission of Inquiry to probe the death of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. Justice A. Arumughaswamy, a retired judge of the Madras High Court, will head the Commission of Inquiry. 

Tamil Nadu Advocate General Vijay Narayan has observed that Court cannot direct Tamil Nadu Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao to ask Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to prove his majority in the Legislative Assembly as he (Governor) enjoys constitutional immunity from answering courts with respect of performance of his official duties.

A delegation of Opposition leaders in Tamil Nadu met President Ram Nath Kovind on August 31 and urged him to direct the holding of an immediate floor test in the Tamil Nadu Assembly so that Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami can prove his majority.

Madras High Court has observing that religious practices are protected only as long as they do not run counter to law, public safety, public health, morality and the civic rights of others.