CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK on Monday hit out at Governor RN Ravi for organizing the Thiruvalluvar Day festival "Vaikasi Anusham Valluvar Thirunal" a few days early at the Raj Bhavan and accused him of changing the official date of the festival in honor of the great. Tamil poet. trying to.
DMK's Tamil mouthpiece 'Murasoli' targeted Ravi and said that the Governor showered flowers on the picture of Thiruvalluvar painted in saffron colour. Thiruvalluvar day celebrations.
Murasoli said, Ravi's attempt to link the saint with saffron shows that he has not read a single line of the great Tamil work.
An editorial in the DMK's official mouthpiece on May 27 asked, "Today, what does saffron symbolize? It represents division! Is it not an insult to depict Thiruvalluvar, who stood for equality, in saffron robes?"
"Thiruvalluvar Day is being celebrated with the Pongal festival (in January) and this is as per government orders and the Governor is attempting to change it. He does not have the courage to use the legal term Tamil Nadu for the state and how can he Do you praise Thiruvalluvar with all your heart?
On this the Governor had said, "According to thousands of years old tradition, this is the auspicious Vaikasi Anusham Thiruvalluvar day."
Vaikasi is one of the months of the Tamil calendar that falls between May and June and Anusham is a star believed to be associated with the saint poet.Thiruna is a special day and symbolizes the Vizha festival, and hence the Raj Bhavan has named the event as "Vaikasi Anusham Valluvar Thirunal".
While Thiruvalluvar Day has been officially celebrated in January for more than 50 years, the Raj Bhavan had organized an event to honor the saint poet on 'Vaikas Anusham' in May and it was the first such event to be organized at an official residence. There was a ceremony. Governor.
Furthermore, the DMK newspaper said that although Thirukkural has aspects of theology, it is 'not as divisive as the BJP promotes' and that Thiruvalluva teaches 'dharma' that has no connection with Manusmriti.
The DMK daily quoted rationalist leader and social reformer E V Ramasam 'Periyar' as saying that Tirukkural shows the world-wide difference between the culture and ethos of the Tamils and the 'Aryans', and this classic work was written to show that difference I went. The Dravidian newspaper asked, "Periyar had said that our religion is Tirukkura religion, is Ravi aware of this?"
On the background of 'Vaikasi Anusham', archaeologist and historian S. Holiday was announced.He said, "That day falls in the Tamil month Vaikasi and the associated star was Anusha and this explains Vaikasi Anusham."
Vaikasi Anusham was celebrated as Thiruvalluvar Day on June 2, 1966 and to grace the occasion, Thiruvalluvar was inaugurated by the then President Radhakrishnan in the presence of the then Chief Minister M Bhaktavatsalam and Chennai Mayor M Minor Moses, who was from the DMK. Did. A statue was unveiled. ,
"For a long time, Thiruvalluvar has been honored on Vaikasi Anusham in the Mylapore temple."
Later, in 1971 the DMK regime designated the second day of the Tamil month Thai (January) as Thiruvalluvar Day.
The Thiruvalluvar temple in Mylapore, Chennai, where Governor Ravi performed puja on May 24, dates back to the 14th century AD (Common Era), he said.
DMK's Tamil mouthpiece 'Murasoli' targeted Ravi and said that the Governor showered flowers on the picture of Thiruvalluvar painted in saffron colour. Thiruvalluvar day celebrations.
Murasoli said, Ravi's attempt to link the saint with saffron shows that he has not read a single line of the great Tamil work.
An editorial in the DMK's official mouthpiece on May 27 asked, "Today, what does saffron symbolize? It represents division! Is it not an insult to depict Thiruvalluvar, who stood for equality, in saffron robes?"
"Thiruvalluvar Day is being celebrated with the Pongal festival (in January) and this is as per government orders and the Governor is attempting to change it. He does not have the courage to use the legal term Tamil Nadu for the state and how can he Do you praise Thiruvalluvar with all your heart?
On this the Governor had said, "According to thousands of years old tradition, this is the auspicious Vaikasi Anusham Thiruvalluvar day."
Vaikasi is one of the months of the Tamil calendar that falls between May and June and Anusham is a star believed to be associated with the saint poet.Thiruna is a special day and symbolizes the Vizha festival, and hence the Raj Bhavan has named the event as "Vaikasi Anusham Valluvar Thirunal".
While Thiruvalluvar Day has been officially celebrated in January for more than 50 years, the Raj Bhavan had organized an event to honor the saint poet on 'Vaikas Anusham' in May and it was the first such event to be organized at an official residence. There was a ceremony. Governor.
Furthermore, the DMK newspaper said that although Thirukkural has aspects of theology, it is 'not as divisive as the BJP promotes' and that Thiruvalluva teaches 'dharma' that has no connection with Manusmriti.
The DMK daily quoted rationalist leader and social reformer E V Ramasam 'Periyar' as saying that Tirukkural shows the world-wide difference between the culture and ethos of the Tamils and the 'Aryans', and this classic work was written to show that difference I went. The Dravidian newspaper asked, "Periyar had said that our religion is Tirukkura religion, is Ravi aware of this?"
On the background of 'Vaikasi Anusham', archaeologist and historian S. Holiday was announced.He said, "That day falls in the Tamil month Vaikasi and the associated star was Anusha and this explains Vaikasi Anusham."
Vaikasi Anusham was celebrated as Thiruvalluvar Day on June 2, 1966 and to grace the occasion, Thiruvalluvar was inaugurated by the then President Radhakrishnan in the presence of the then Chief Minister M Bhaktavatsalam and Chennai Mayor M Minor Moses, who was from the DMK. Did. A statue was unveiled. ,
"For a long time, Thiruvalluvar has been honored on Vaikasi Anusham in the Mylapore temple."
Later, in 1971 the DMK regime designated the second day of the Tamil month Thai (January) as Thiruvalluvar Day.
The Thiruvalluvar temple in Mylapore, Chennai, where Governor Ravi performed puja on May 24, dates back to the 14th century AD (Common Era), he said.
