Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M. Karunanidhi on Sunday expressed the hope that the first day of Thai, one of the months of the Tamil almanac, would again become the Tamil New Year Day when a government of Tamil enthusiasts was voted to power.
“Leave alone the DMK. A day will certainly come when Tamil enthusiasts will form the government. That day, the first day of Thai will become the beginning of the Tamil New Year,” he said, addressing a public meeting organised by his party against, what the party called anti-people polices of the AIADMK government.
Poser
Reacting to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's poser why he had waited till 2008 to notify Thai as the Tamil New Year, Mr Karunanidhi said that he had decided to do it when he was provided with scientific and rational explanations on the change in the Tamil New Year.
He wondered how a government, which could not even digest a nameboard bearing the word ‘Semmozhi' (Classical Tamil), could protect the Tamil language.
“Not following decisions”
He contended that the Chief Minister herself was not following any of her government's decisions.
In this context, he referred to the order issued by the AIADMK government during the previous term, allowing students to take the first letter of the names of their mothers also as their initial.
“Propel it into action”
The DMK leader said the electoral defeats would not kill the spirit of the party and it would further propel it into action.
Keywords: Tamil New Year Day, Tamil Nadu politics
true to form, the DMK patriarch is most worried about the real issues that the common man faces - chithirai or thai? and not -
1. electricity
2. water
3. waste management
4. good governance
surprising :P
Why not TALK. I think it is called Democracy. 1996 Jeyalalitha was
routed including her.
for that DMK should be restored to power in 2016 and MK should surivie
at that time (93yrs old?). Even if DMK retains their vote bank.. at any
given point of time ADMK has the highest vote bank. So in any angle it
will be rare in rarest for DMK to come to power again (unless ADMK
screws themseleves badly).
What a great foresight these regional parties have. They have no other
priorities than changing the new year –one saying it is in Thai,
another the traditional one in April. The controversy was started by
DMK when it changed the conventional Tamil New year from April to Thai
as if New Year can be changed like King Caanute ordering waves! It is
hoped that the parties will not in future tread on sensitive issues
like new year and instead concentrate on doing good for the people
ameliorating their condtiions of living for the downtrodden and
developmental works. Let the DMK leader find out other avenues to
establish Tamil credentials than tinkering with new Year when he
assumes power next. .
I only wish that the birthdays Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad are
moved to the first day Thai by Sri Karunanidhi when he becomes the C
M next time. But he would not have the courage do this because of
retaliation by the adherants these faiths.who will probably
kill him and his family for the sacrilage
Despite facing the massive eletrol defeat the party still talks
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