DMK has accused BJP and governor R.N. Ravi of 'saffronising' the poet with its images of Thiruvalluvar dressed in saffron with holy ash on his head.

“It is against the law to use a drawing of Thiruvalluvar with religious ... a Raj Bhavan invitation for a multilingual seminar comparing Thiruvalluvar, Kabir Das, and Yogi Vemana featured an image of ...

Reacting to it, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President K Selvaperunthagai said depicting Thiruvalluvar in saffron clothing was "unacceptable". It is against the law to use a drawing of ...

BJP and DMK have sparred over this several times as Thiruvalluvar was historically clad in white robes without any religious marking, which is also the official image used by the state government ...

Governor R N Ravi garlanding a portrait of saint-poet Thiruvalluvar. In November last year, Raj Bhavan hosted an event in which the image of Thiruvalluvar with a saffron robe was printed on the ...

We have already opened five to six centres in the name of saint Thiruvalluvar in foreign countries. The government was actively working towards holding a global conference on Thirukkural in New ...

Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy led the Thiruvalluvar Day celebrations by paying homage to the savant-poet and philosopher. The dignitaries garlanded the ...

Image Source : FILE India's bank holidays often ... Public and private sector banks will remain closed on Wednesday (January 15) to mark Thiruvalluvar Day. The day is dedicated to honouring ...

Are banks closed or open today? Banks in Tamil Nadu will stay closed today for Thiruvalluvar Day. In other states, the banks will remain open. A bank holiday is a public holiday during which banks ...

Madurai: Chief minister M K Stalin, on Tuesday, said that the state govt is creating schemes from primary to higher education to improve education standards in Tamil Nadu. Addressing an event at ...

Any art professor worth their salt always emphasizes that developing drawing must become almost second nature to the art ...