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New Delhi [India], January 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday remembered iconic Tamil thinker, poet and thinker Thiruvalluvar on the event of Thiruvalluvar Day, saying his verses replicate the essence of Tamil tradition and the nation’s philosophical heritage.
“On Thiruvalluvar Day, we bear in mind one in all our land’s biggest philosophers, poets, and thinkers, the nice Thiruvalluvar. His verses replicate the essence of Tamil tradition and our philosophical heritage. His teachings emphasize righteousness, compassion, and justice. His timeless work, the Tirukkural, stands as a beacon of inspiration, providing profound insights on a variety of points. We’ll proceed to work onerous to fulfil his imaginative and prescient for our society,” PM Modi posted on social media platform X (previously generally known as Twitter).
In the meantime, celebrating the event, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin mentioned (initially in Tamil) on X: “Allow us to honor Ayyan Thiruvalluvar, the image of Tamil greatness who offered a standard normal for all individuals of the world! Allow us to observe the trail of the Kural! Allow us to preserve an egalitarian society!”
Equally, his son and Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin posted, “On the event of Thiruvalluvar Day, we joined the Hon’ble Chief Minister [MK Stalin] this morning to pay homage to the portrait of Ayyan Valluvar positioned close to the statue on Kamaraj Salai, Chennai. Could the nice fame of Ayyan Thiruvalluvar, who gave the widespread secret to all of the individuals residing on this planet, be exalted. Allow us to stroll on the trail proven by the Kural to prosper humanity.”
In an official assertion launched by Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan the Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi mentioned, “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. He laid down a complete virtuous code for all sections of the society in addition to the rulers. Although we’re celebrating Thiruvalluvar Day at the moment, he stays our on a regular basis information and therefore ought to be remembered and celebrated on a regular basis. Due to Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi who is a good devotee of Thiruvalluvar, teachings of Tirukkural are actually resonating the world over.”
“Kural” refers to Thirukkural, which is the gathering of tons of of Thiruvalluvar’s couplets on numerous matters. Thiruvalluvar Day is usually noticed on January 15 in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, as a part of the annual Pongal festivities. (ANI)
