Tamil Nadu
'Certain Sections Taking Away Dravidian Identity Of Onam And Calling It Vamana Jayanti', Says Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin
M. K. Stalin, CM of Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister MK Stalin has said that the Onam festival is a part of 'Dravidian culture' but certain sections are trying to take away its identity in the name of Vamana Jayanti.
He said that it was a harvest festival and a celebration of the return of the Dravidian king Maveli, who had been defeated through treachery.
Further, he said that he believed that the people of Kerala would defeat such attempts.
He added that during the tenure of his father, M Karunanidhi as Chief Minister, the state government had declared a holiday on the occasion of Onam in districts like Kanyakumari, Nilgiris and Coimbatore, which have a sizeable population of Malayalis.
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