TN to observe Periyar’s birth anniversary as Day of Social Justice
The Hindu
Opposition parties too welcome Chief Minister’s announcement
The birth anniversary of social reformer and Dravidar Kazhagam founder ‘Periyar’ E.V. Ramasamy would be observed as ‘Day of Social Justice’ in Tamil Nadu on September 17 every year, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday announced in the Legislative Assembly on Monday. Employees in all State government offices, including those in the Secretariat would on that day undertake a pledge to follow the principles of self-respect, rationalism, brotherhood, equality, humanitarianism and social justice, Mr. Stalin said in a suo motu statement. The Chief Minister recalled the eventful life of ‘Periyar’ and said that he spoke and wrote words which others hesitated to utter. Abolition of caste and equality of men and women were the reformer’s two primary principles, Mr. Stalin pointed out.
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