MK Stalin said that the linguistic reorganization of the states was done on 1 November 1956. (file)
Chennai:
Reversing the decision of the previous AIADMK government, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Saturday said the state’s formation day will now be celebrated on July 18, renaming it as the current one and not on November 1.
Chief Minister MK Stalin’s announcement in this regard drew criticism from the AIADMK, which alleged that it was done out of “political vendetta”.
K Palaniswami as Chief Minister in 2019 announced that Tamil Nadu Day would be celebrated on November 1 after requests from various quarters then.
On Saturday, Chief Minister Mr Stalin said that on November 1, 1956, the linguistic reorganization of states in the country was carried out, after which parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala “moved away” from the erstwhile Madras state.
Subsequently, the previous government had declared November 1 as Tamil Nadu Day from 2019 onwards, he recalled.
However, various sections including political parties, Tamil scholars, activists and associations have been insisting that November 1 will only symbolize “border struggle” and it would not be appropriate to celebrate the day as Tamil Nadu Day, he said in a statement. said.
He had suggested that July 18 – when Tamil Nadu got its present name after an assembly law promulgated by Dravidian stalwart and late Chief Minister CN Annadurai – should be celebrated as the state’s foundation day, he said.
“After carefully considering the pleas of various organisations, a government order will be issued soon to celebrate July 18, when Anna renamed Tamil Nadu as Tamil Nadu,” the chief minister said. In, the Chief Minister said.
Also, as a special gesture, 110 people involved in the “border struggle” will be awarded one lakh rupees each on November 1.
The opposition AIADMK lashed out at the government’s decision to change the state’s foundation day celebrations.
Just because Mr Palaniswami had announced that November 1 would be celebrated as Tamil Nadu Day, “I condemn painting history as per your convenience (due to political vendetta),” party spokesperson Kovai Satyan tweeted. Tagging Stalin and the top leaders of the party, he said. Panneerselvam and Palaniswami.
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