Chennai Police registered cases against Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) chief coordinator Seeman and 231 others for defying a ban and conducting a protest march on Tuesday against the recent sexual assault case in Anna University.

On January 3, a Justice Rally is being called for from Madurai to Chennai by the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) state Mahila Morcha, under its chief Umarathi Rajan. This is in light of the Anna University sexual harassment incident.

The DMK government faces intense scrutiny over a sexual assault at Anna University, with opposition parties questioning the suspect’s alleged connections to the ruling party. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin have remained largely silent on the issue,

The Madras High Court criticized Chennai Police Commissioner A Arun for his investigation of the Anna University sexual assault case. An all-women Special Investigation Team was formed, and the court ordered ₹25 lakh compensation for the victim and free education support from Anna University.

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam workers protested against Tamil Nadu government over Anna University alleged sexual assault incident in Madurai on December 30. They were raising slogans and holding placards.

The alleged rape happened around 8 pm on Monday when the victim was chatting with a male friend in a remote part of the 180-acre Anna University campus in Chennai.

To investigate the sexual assault case of a 19-year-old engineering student on the Anna University campus, a two-member fact-finding committee from the National Commission for Women (NCW), New Delhi,