AMMK General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran has raised questions about the quality of the cakes to be distributed tomorrow to government school boys and girls on the occasion of Children’s Day.
The Tamil Nadu government has purchased 6.246 million cake packets to be distributed to students of government schools in Tamil Nadu on November 14, Children’s Day.
Tomorrow, Chief Minister Vijay will attend a function at a school in Chennai and distribute cakes to the students.
Meanwhile, many people have been raising questions about the quality of these cakes.
AMMK General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran, on his X page,
"Complaint that the cakes meant to be distributed to government school boys and girls on the occasion of Children’s Day are lying unattended in vehicles — The Tamil Nadu government must ensure that, without showing negligence in this matter concerning children’s health, the cakes are subjected to proper inspection before being distributed to the students!
On the occasion of Children’s Day, cakes purchased from various companies for distribution to students studying in government and government-aided schools in Tamil Nadu have reportedly been brought from far away and left in vehicles without proper care for the past four days, according to complaints.
Amid recurring complaints from time to time about the quality of the breakfast and lunch provided to government school boys and girls, reports that the cakes purchased for distribution on Children’s Day were also being kept without proper safety and maintenance have caused great concern among parents.
Moreover, it has been said that the tender for procuring cakes has been awarded not only to companies from Tamil Nadu but also to a company from a North Indian state, and since the cakes so procured have been brought by road over several days, it has become very necessary to properly inspect their production date, expiry date, storage conditions, and quality. In particular, the government must pay extra attention to ensure that substandard or spoiled cakes that could affect children’s health are not supplied.
Therefore, I urge that the cakes to be distributed tomorrow (Nov. 13) to students studying in government and government-aided schools across Tamil Nadu be subjected to proper quality checks by the designated officials, and that the School Education Department and the TVK government ensure that only quality and safe cakes are provided to the students, without showing negligence in this matter related to children’s health," he said.
Complaint that the cakes to be given to government school boys and girls on the occasion of Children’s Day are lying unattended in vehicles — in this matter concerning children’s health, without showing negligence, only after subjecting the cakes to proper inspection should they be given to the students and girls…
— TTV Dhinakaran (@TTVDhinakaran) November 12, 2026
