Variyar stressed on religious harmony, says Palaniswami After declaring a public holiday on Thai Poosam, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Tuesday announced that the birth anniversary of Lord Murugan’s devotee and spiritual teacher Kirupananda Variyar will be celebrated as a State event.
He made the announcement towards the end of his Assembly election campaign speech at Anna Kalai Arangam in Vellore constituency. “Kirupananda Variyar was born on August 25, 1906 in Kangeyanallur in Vellore. He started giving religious discourses at a very young age,” said the Chief Minister.
Stating that Kirupananda Variyar stressed on religious harmony, Mr. Palaniswami said the money that the former earned through his discourses were spent on social welfare activities, such as providing education, healthcare and organising marriages for members of the economically weaker sections of society.
TN CM hands over ₹ 75 lakh to organisers of Chennai International Film Festival
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The 18th Edition of the film festival is scheduled to be held from February 18 to 25
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A. Thangaraj, general secretary of the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF), along with a delegation of other organisers of the event, met with the Chief Minister and received the cheque | Photo Credit:
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The 18th Edition of the film festival is scheduled to be held from February 18 to 25
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami handed over a cheque of ₹75 lakh to the organisers of the Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) on Thursday.
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case | Tamil Nadu Governor declines to take call on convict Perarivalan’s plea
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President is ‘competent authority’ to deal with request for freedom, says Banwarilal Purohit.
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President is ‘competent authority’ to deal with request for freedom, says Banwarilal Purohit.
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has refrained from taking a call on a plea for the early release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A.G. Perarivalan. The Governor said the President of India was the “appropriate competent authority” to deal with Perarivalan’s request for freedom.
“His Excellency the Governor of Tamil Nadu considered all the facts on record and after perusal of the relevant documents, recorded that the Honourable President of India is the appropriate competent authority to deal with the request for remittance vide his order dated January 25, 2021. The proposal received by the Central government will be proce
‘Veda Nilayam’ is now a memorial for Jayalalithaa
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Members of the general public were not allowed at the function in view of directions from the Madras High Court
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Members of the general public were not allowed at the function in view of directions from the Madras High Court
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday inaugurated the memorial established by the Tamil Nadu government at former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s residence ‘Veda Nilayam’ in Poes Garden in Chennai. The Madras High Court had, on Wednesday evening, said that the keys of the entire premises should be handed over to its Registrar General after the ceremony.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 27 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Wednesday unveiled a memorial built for former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa at the Marina Beach in Chennai.