CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday stressed that the Republic Day should be celebrated as a united India and not a uniform India and said it should remain as a country where cultures enriched one another, and languages coexisted with pride.
Taking a veiled dig at the BJP government at the Centre, Stalin said, "Let's celebrate a unified India. Not a uniform India."
In his message, the chief minister said India has "many voices" and many identities shaped the nation.
"India moves forward when every citizen can live with dignity, confidence and freedom," he said in a post on the social media platform 'X'.
"We must remain a country where cultures enrich one another, languages coexist with pride and faith is a personal truth.
Our strength has never been sameness. It has always been our many-ness. When diversity is protected, belonging feels natural.
And the future stays open to everyone, equally. Happy Republic Day, India plural and proud," he said.
The CM further said, "Let's win together (Velvom Ondraga). In Tamil Nadu's march to prosperity, we shall leave no one behind."