Dressing up pets for Onam
The Hindu
Looms roll out ‘Onakkodis’ for dogs, cats
Pets in Kochi can celebrate Onam this time by wearing ‘Onakkodis’. In support of the handloom challenge announced by the State government, looms in Balaramapuram are rolling out handloom dresses for pet dogs and cats. Male dogs and cats can have kasavu shirts with golden borders in the typical Kerala style, while ‘girls’ will get tops with a kasavu bow tie. These are on show at a pet shop at Panampilli Nagar, ‘Just Dogs’. Other dresses too are available at the shop, including bandhanas and bow ties. The price is in the range between ₹399 to ₹ 2,299.
On December 23, the newly elected office bearers of the Anna Nagar Towers Club, led by its president ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, who is a former MLA, met with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin and conveyed their greetings. According to a press release, besides, ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, the Anna Nagar Towers Club delegation that met Stalin at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK Party headquarters, included vice-president R. Sivakumar, secretary R. Muralibabu, joint secretary D. Manojkumar, treasurer K. Jayachandran and executive committee members N. D. Avinash, K. Kumar, N. R. Madhurakavi, K. Mohan, U. Niranjan, S. Parthasarathi, K. Rajasekar, S. Rajasekar, M. S. Ramesh, R. Satheesh, N. C. Venkatesan and K. Yuvaraj. Karthik Mohan, deputy secretary of DMK’s Information Technology Wing, was present on the occasion.












