AIADMK general secretary and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday announced a grant of Rs. 5 lakh in appreciation of the works of film lyricist P. K. Muthusamy.
The 96-year-old resident of R. Pudhupatti in Namakkal district has written songs for several Tamil films and is also a Tamil scholar and poet. To encourage his contribution to the Tamil language, Ms. Jayalalithaa also announced a monthly grant of Rs. 5,000. The amounts will be paid from the Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. MGR Trust, a release said.