Chennai:
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, on the event of Thiruvalluvar Day on Wednesday, paid floral tributes to a portrait of the saint-poet in saffron prompting Congress chief Okay Selvaperunthagai to sentence depiction of the savant in saffron as unacceptable and urged the Centre to right away recall him.
Paying tributes, RN Ravi, in a put up on ‘X,’ praised Thiruvalluvar for bequeathing Tirukkural and hailed the traditional work as unparalleled knowledge, and a matchless information.
Thiruvalluvar Day is noticed on the second day of Tamil month ‘Thai’ to honour the saint-poet.
Within the Raj Bhavan premises, Mr Ravi showered flowers on a embellished portrait, which confirmed the poet in saffron with non secular marks like Rudraksha beads, sacred ash and kumkum.
Reacting to it, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President Okay Selvaperunthagai stated depicting Thiruvalluvar in saffron clothes was “unacceptable”. It’s towards the regulation to make use of a drawing of Thiruvalluvar with non secular leanings and never utilizing the federal government recognised portrait, the Congress chief alleged.
“It’s condemnable and regrettable that the Governor, who has the obligation to uphold regulation, is doing this. The union authorities ought to recall the Governor who’s repeatedly insulting not solely the Tamil Nadu authorities but additionally the Tamil race and Thiruvalluvar,” the TNCC chief stated in a put up on social media.
In ‘X,’ Mr Ravi stated: “The nation remembers with profound gratitude and utmost reverence Thiruvalluvar, the Tamil patron saint of Bharat. A number of thousand years in the past he bequeathed us the unparalleled knowledge Tirukkural, the matchless information for each particular person and establishment. Within the Sanatan civilisational custom of Bharat he taught us the sublimity of devotion to God and profoundity of proper conduct in our particular person and collective life.”
The Nation remembers with profound gratitude and utmost reverence Thiruvalluvar, the Tamil patron saint of Bharat. A number of thousand years in the past he bequeathed us the unparalleled knowledge Tirukkural, the matchless information for each particular person and establishment. Within the Sanatan… pic.twitter.com/AMt58ZcLY5
— RAJ BHAVAN, TAMIL NADU (@rajbhavan_tn) January 15, 2025
Additional, the Governor stated: “He laid down a complete virtuous code for all sections of the society in addition to the rulers. Although we’re celebrating Thiruvalluvar Day as we speak, he stays our on a regular basis information and therefore must be remembered and celebrated on a regular basis. Due to Hon’ble PM @narendramodi who is a superb devotee of Thiruvalluvar, teachings of Tirukkural at the moment are resonating the world over.”
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