Chennai: Chief Minister M.K.Stalin attended the Thiruvalluvar Award 2023 and the Tamil Nadu Government Awards ceremony and presented the awards. On the occasion of Pongal, the Government of Tamil Nadu is giving awards to those who have done great service for Tamil, literature and society and in the names of the great leaders of Tamil Nadu. In this way, this year, Prime Minister M.K.Stalin presented the awards in the names of 9 great leaders including Father Periyar, revolutionary Ambedkar, Anna, Thiruvalluvar, Perunthalaivar Kamarasar, Bhavender Bharathidasan.
This award ceremony started this morning at Valluvar Kottam, Chennai. Chief Minister M.K.Stalin participated in this and paid tribute to Thiruvalluvar statue. After that, he was honored with awards. Ministers, Udayanidhi Stalin, Shekhar Babu, M. Subramanian participated in this. Thiruvalluvar Award for the year 2023 to Iranian N.G. Ponnusamy and Perarinjar Anna Award for the year 2022 to Mr. Ubayatullah was also awarded with Perundhaivar Kamarasar Award, E.V.K.S. Elangovan and Mahakavi Bharatiyar Award was given to Dr. A.Ira.Venkatachalapathy.
Bavender Bharathidasan Award Walaja Mr. Vallavan and Tamilian Mr. V.K. The award was given to writer Namakkal Mr. P. Velsamy, and Muthamilkwala K.A.B. Vishwanatham Award was given to poet M. Mehta and Father Periyar Award was given to Dravidar Kazhagam Vice President Poet Kali. Poongundran. Annal Ambedkar Award Mr.S.V. Rajathurai and Devaneyappavanar Award Dr. Ir. Madhivanan was also given. Also, Chief Minister M.K.Stalin launched a new project called Vallalar Biodiversity Reserve.