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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 mirror the essence of Tamil tradition and the nation’s philosophical heritage.
“On Thiruvalluvar Day, we bear in mind considered one of our land’s best philosophers, poets, and thinkers, the good Thiruvalluvar. His verses mirror 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 are going to proceed to work arduous to fulfil his imaginative and prescient for our society,” PM Modi posted on social media platform X (previously referred to 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 supplied a standard commonplace for all folks of the world! Allow us to comply with 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. Might the good fame of Ayyan Thiruvalluvar, who gave the frequent secret to all of the folks dwelling on the 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. Because of Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi who is a good devotee of Thiruvalluvar, teachings of Tirukkural at the moment are resonating the world over.”
“Kural” refers to Thirukkural, which is the gathering of a whole bunch of Thiruvalluvar’s couplets on varied subjects. Thiruvalluvar Day is usually noticed on January 15 in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, as a part of the annual Pongal festivities. (ANI)
