Chennai: Hindu Munnani has opposed the Tamil Nadu government's announcement that an award will be presented every year on Thiruvalluvar Day in memory of Quaid-e-Millath.
In this regard, in a statement issued by Hindu Munnani state president Kadeswara C. Subramaniam, “In the first budget announcement of the TVK government in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, some initiatives are welcome. At the same time, some announcements appear to reflect the government's appeasement of minorities. Hindu Munnani strongly condemns this.
It has been announced that an award will be presented in the name of Quaid-e-Millat on Thiruvalluvar Day. This is like jokingly calling north Indian curry “vada curry” for sugar pongal. This is an insult to the divine poet Thiruvalluvar. Chief Minister Vijay should realize this.
Quaid-e-Millat’s ideology was to support the partition of the nation on the basis of religion. He was one who openly supported the partition of Pakistan.
Moreover, Muslims got Pakistan while crying; he was the leader of the Muslim League who said that the Muslims staying in this country would, with a smile, turn India into a nation of Islam.
His actions reveal the depth of Qaid-e-Millat’s attachment to Tamil. The TVK’s move toward the DMK’s minority-appeasement politics would be dangerous for Tamil Nadu.
This ruler is unaware of the Tamil scholars who lived by honoring the divine way of life taught by Thiruvalluvar, who gave us the Thirukkural.
Like killing two birds with one stone, announcing an award in the name of Qaid-e-Millat by centering both Tamil and minorities is an act that insults Tamil and the divine poet.
This is a historical mistake, according to the Hindu Munnani. We request the people of Tamil Nadu to oppose this announcement.
The Supreme Court has condemned the provision of Hajj subsidy in the name of religion. The DMK acted without respecting the court’s view. The current TVK government has also expanded it and announced an additional subsidy of ten thousand for each person. This is a mockery of democracy.
Hindu Munnani strongly condemns these two announcements,” he said.
Earlier, in the budget announcement issued by the Tamil Nadu government, it was announced that, in order to honor the historical greatness of the honorable Quaid-e-Milleth and to celebrate his deep affection for the Tamil language, a new award would be presented every year on Thiruvalluvar Day in memory of Quaid-e-Milleth.
Furthermore, it was also announced in the budget that the subsidy of Rs. 25,000 provided to pilgrims undertaking the sacred Hajj pilgrimage for the first time through the Tamil Nadu State Hajj Committee would be increased to Rs. 35,000.
