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Poet Thiruvalluvar remembered today
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Poet Thiruvalluvar remembered today
UPDATED : ஜன 01, 1970 05:30 AM
ADDED : ஜன 16, 2023 12:00 AM
நிறம் மற்றும் எழுத்துரு அளவு மாற்ற
The Chief Minister gave away the Thiruvalluvar award for 2023 to Iraniyan N K Ponnusamy, Arignar Anna award to Ubayatullah, Kamarajar award to former Union Minister E V K S Elangovan, Bharathiyar award to A R Venkatachalapathy, Pavendar Bharathidasan award to 'Walajah' Vallavan.
Besides, Stalin presented the Thiru Vi Ka award to Namakkal P Velsamy, K A P Viswanathan award to poet Mu Metha, Thanthai Periyar award to Dravidar Kazhagam vice president and poet Kali Poongundram, Ambedkar award to scholar S V Rajadurai and Devaneyapavanar award to Prof R Mathivanan.
Also, the Chief Minister launched the 'Vallalar Palluyir Kappagangal' scheme, with an outlay of Rs 20 crore, to support non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to take care of abandoned and injured pets and stray animals. This is a maiden initiative for providing treatment to the abandoned and injured animals under the name of Vallalar, a Tamil saint known for spreading kindness in society.
State Youth Welfare and Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister T M Anbarasan, Health Minister Ma Subramanian, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P K Sekar Babu, and Chennai Mayor R Priya were among those who participated.
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