Tamil Nadu leaders on Friday reignited the controversy over the formation day of the state. Whereas late stalwarts M Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa by no means celebrated the event, the AIADMK authorities in 2019 — led by then chief minister Edappadi Okay Palaniswami — declared November 1 because the “Tamil Nadu Day”.
The DMK authorities led by chief minister MK Stalin had in 2021 declared July 18, the day the state meeting adopted a decision to rename the Madras state into Tamil Nadu in 1967, because the Tamil Nadu Day. Stalin had additionally introduced that the state would observe November 1 because the “Border Saviours” day in reminiscence of the individuals who fought to safeguard the borders when states had been fashioned on linguistic foundation.
On Friday, Stalin paid tributes on the event of the Border Martyrs Day, recalling the contribution of those that had struggled for the inclusion of Tamil-speaking areas within the southern state.
“November 1 is a day to honour the sacrifice of heroes who fought in lots of locations within the Southern and Northern elements of Tamil Nadu and guarded the state’s border,” Stalin stated in a put up on X. “On Border Wrestle Martyrs’ Day, I salute all those that fought for the merger of Tamil-speaking areas with Tamil Nadu,” he added.
Actor-politician Vijay on Friday batted for celebrating November 1 because the Tamil Nadu Day for it got here into being as a separate state for Tamils.
“Sankaralinganar, a Tamil scholar, died after enterprise a quick unto dying demanding the renaming of Madras as Tamil Nadu. Maintaining this thoughts, C N Annadurai handed a decision within the Meeting to rename the state as Tamil Nadu. We additionally keep in mind the sacrifices of the border warriors who fought to make sure that Tamil areas remained in Tamil Nadu,” Vijay posted on X.
Vijay, who launched his Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) earlier this 12 months, held the fledgling celebration’s first convention final week. “Allow us to have fun at the present time (November 1) as Tamil Nadu Day with historic recollections. It’s on at the present time, a separate state was born for Tamils,” he stated.
Vijay’s stand that the state day must be celebrated on November 1 is critical since it’s just like the AIADMK. Throughout his convention final week, Vijay declared that he’ll comply with the Dravidian ideology and positioned himself because the prime challenger to the DMK as his political enemy and the BJP as his ideological enemy.
Vijay didn’t point out the AIADMK in his speech and EPS in response had stated that since they’re functioning as an efficient opposition, Vijay had not attacked them.
