Strive for development of Tamil language: O Paneerselvam
Earlier Panneerselvam paid floral tributes to a portrait of Thiruvalluvar kept near his statue on the Marina beach on the occasion.
Chennai: Chief Minister O. Paneerselvam has appealed to the Tamil scholars and poets to strive for the development of Tamil language in the State. “I appeal to the scholars, the activists and poets to strive for the development of Tamil language and for the welfare of the state by promoting Tamil language,” he said after presenting the ‘Thiruvalluvar Day’ awards to various scholars at a function here.
Pointing out that it was the AIADMK government led by late party supremo J. Jayalalithaa that had instituted the awards to honour the Tamil scholars, the Chief Minister said, “Tamil Nadu government will tread the path shown by Puratchi Thalaivi (revolutionary leader) Amma (Jayalalithaa).”
He recalled that it was under her leadership that the state government passed a resolution in the Assembly requesting the Centre to announce ‘Thirukkural’ the Tamil treatise authored by saint-savant Thiruvalluvar as ‘National literature.’
Panneerselvam presented the ‘Thiruvalluvar Award 2017’ to well-known Tamil scholar P. Veeramani, the ‘Thanthai Periyar Award 2016’ to senior political leader ‘Panruti’ Ramachandran, ‘Mahakavi Bharathiyar’ Award to Professor S. Ganapathy Raman, ‘Pavendar’ Bharatidasan award to K. Bharati, and ‘Thiru Vi Ka’ Award to Maraimalai Illakuvanar, among others. Earlier Panneerselvam paid floral tributes to a portrait of Thiruvalluvar kept near his statue on the Marina beach on the occasion.