Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Friday inaugurated ‘Kodai Thiruvizha', a festival of food and fun, organised by the Department of Tourism, at Island Grounds.
The Chief Minister appreciated Ayyan Aruvi, an artificial waterfall that is bound to remind visitors of Courtallum. The Tourism Department has also created a replica of the Taj Mahal.
Talking to reporters, Tourism Minister N. Suresh Rajan said the 45-day festival would attract both adults and children. Asked whether the government would get returns on the investment, he said “certainly we will make profits.”
“But making profits alone is not our aim. Our motto is to make the people happy,” he said. Union Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran, Ministers Ko.Si. Mani and Parithi Ellamvazhuthi, Tourism Secretary V. Irai Anbu and Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation Managing Director A.C. Mohan Doss were present.
