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TVK Government Withdraws Controversial RTI Exemption Order

Tamil Nadu's TVK government revoked its order exempting the Public (Law and Order) Department from the RTI Act after backlash. The move would have blocked access to inquiry reports on police firing, custodial deaths, and torture. Opposition parties criticised it as an attack on transparency. Minister Nirmal Kumar said public discomfort prompted reconsideration.