CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday recalled how the Assembly, on July 18, 1967, adopted a resolution moved by the then Chief Minister CN Annadurai for changing the name of the state to Tamil Nadu.
The chief minister, in a post on platform X, posted a brief video in which Annadurai is seen speaking on July 18, 1967, and saying ‘Hail Tamil Nadu’ thrice.
After assuming office of chief minister, Stalin ordered that the Tamil Nadu Day celebrations should take place on July 18 instead of November 1.
Meanwhile, in Kancheepuram, MSME Minister TM Anbarasan and Tamil Development and Information Minister MP Saminathan took part in the Tamil Nadu Day celebrations.
Both ministers and senior officials paid floral tributes to the statues of Annadurai. They also gave away cash awards and certificates to students who won in the elocution contest and essay competition held.
Saminathan recalled how Annadurai and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi implemented several welfare schemes for people. A seminar was also held on the occasion.