CM declares public holiday for Thaipoosam
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:06.01.2021
Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday announced a public holiday for Thaipoosam festival on January 28. In a statement, the chief minister said he had received representations from the public when he toured several districts, seeking a public holiday for Thaipoosam festival as it is done in countries like Sri Lanka and Mauritius. “Considering the requests, I have ordered that a public holiday be declared for Thaipoosam on January 28 and that the festival be included in the list of public holidays in the coming years,” Palaniswami said.
Thaipoosam is a festival celebrated in honour of Tamil deity Murugan in Tamil Nadu. The festival is celebrated in Kerala too and in countries like Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius and Indonesia, the CM said. Soon after the announcement, BJP state president L Murugan tweeted thanking the chief minister for accepting the request of his party to declare a public holiday.
In a statement, Naam Tamilar Katchi leader Seeman thanked the state government.
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