In the statement, Stalin also said private companies will be encouraged to play Tamil Thai Vaazhthu at the beginning of the functions or events organised by them as part of the efforts to take the tradition of singing the anthem to the younger generation.Ī government order issued in 1970 said the song, written by P Sundaram Pillai, should be sung as a prayer song at the commencement (and not at the end) of all functions organised by government departments, local bodies and educational institutions. Stalin said, “The following lines penned by Manonmaniam Sundaranar known as Tamil Thai Vaazhthu is declared as state song of Tamil Nadu.

Except for the differently-abled, everybody will have to stand when it is played or being sung, the Tamil Nadu government said.Ĭhief Minister MK Stalin made the announcement in a press statement in which he said all should remain standing when the song is sung at the beginning of functions organised by the state government and educational institutions.

The government today said ‘Tamil Thai Vazhthu’ would be sung at all public events in educational institutes and government offices. Just days after the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court observed that ‘Tamil Thai Vazhthu’ is a prayer song and not an anthem but the highest reverence and respect ought to be shown to it, the Tamil Nadu government has declared the song as the state song.

The Tamil Nadu government has said, except for the differently-abled, everybody will have to stand when Tamil Thai Vazhthu is played or being sung.

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