The News Scroll 05 January 2021
Last Updated at 7:30 pm | Source: PTI
TN govt declares Thai Poosam a public holiday Outlook January 05, 2021 19:30 IST TN govt declares Thai Poosam a public holiday outlookindia.com 1970-01-01T05:30:00+0530
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Chennai, Jan 5 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K
Palaniswami on Tuesday said he has ordered public holiday
for Thai Poosam, a festival dedicated to worship of Lord
Muruga.
Palaniswami said during his tour of several districts,
people made representations, urging him to declare Thai Poosam
a public holiday and they pointed to the annual spiritual
event being a holiday in Sri Lanka and Mauritius.