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"Thiruvalluvar Thirupayanam"
Hon'ble MP Shri. Tarun Vijay's humble tribute to the great saint poet of India 'Thiruvalluvar'
He began his Thiruvalluvar Thirupayanam from Thiruvalluvar Statue at Kanyakumari on 11th Jan 2015 and completed his payanam in Chennai on 15th Jan 2015 via Madurai and Trichy. He also celenbrated Pongal at a Dalit Village in TN.
Few glimpses of Thiruvalluvar Thirupayanam:
The
Hindu – 13 Jan 2015
Tarun Vijay promises a place for Thiruvalluvar’s portrait in
parliament
BJP MP Tarun Vijay at
Setupathi Boys Higher Secondary School in Madurai on Monday.— Photo: S. James
“I will ensure that the Indian Parliament has a statue or a
portrait of great Thiruvalluvar for his contribution to Tamil Literature
through Thirukkural,” said Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament
Tarun Vijay here on Monday.
As a part of his “Thiruvalluvar Thiruppayanam” or yatra to
promote the classic ‘Thirukkural’ and its author Thiruvalluvar, Mr. Tarun Vijay
visited Madurai City from Tirunelveli and addressed a meeting organised at
Setupathi Higher Secondary School.
Raising questions about the general lack of awareness in the
northern parts of the country about ‘Thirukkural’ even after years of
independence, Mr. Tarun Vijay said that it was one of the greatest treasures of
Tamil language and Indian culture which should be taken to every part of the
country.
“Tamil scholars and enthusiasts must be united in the cause of
spreading awareness about the greatness of Thiruvalluvar’s works and we will
ensure that all schools and colleges have a picture of Subramaniya Bharathi and
Thiruvalluvar as a first step towards creating awareness,” he said.
Mr. Tarun Vijay further encouraged that ‘Thirukkural’ couplets
could be painted behind autorickshaws and buses to let more people know about
its greatness.
While thanking people in Madurai for the warm welcome they had
extended to him, a son of the Uttarakhand soil, he spoke in remembrance of Flight
Lieutenant K. Praveen of Madurai, who had lost his life while helping people
during the Uttarakhand floods.
Sankara Seetharaman, vice president of Kamban Kazhagam, K.
Vaidyanathan, Editor of Dinamani Newspaper, Poet So. So. Mi. Sundaram and
Professor R. Sreenivasan from Sastra University also spoke at the event.
Times of India – 12 Jan 2015
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/BJP-MP-sings-praise-for-Tamil-poets/articleshow/45862076.cms
BJP MP sings praise for Tamil poets
MADURAI:
BJP MP Tarun Vijay said that a statue for Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar should be
erected in Indian Parliament and portraits of Thiruvalluvar and Tamil poet
Mahakavi Bharathiyar should be kept in all the institutions across India. He
insisted that students from all parts of the nation should be encouraged to
study thirukural (Thiruvalluvar's couplets). He was speaking to an audience of
Tamil enthusiasts here on his 'kural yatra' to propagate awareness about Tamil
poets Thiruvalluvar and Mahakavi Bharathiyar on Monday.
Earlier, he paid tribute to Bharathiyar statue in Sethupathi Higher Secondary School, where Bharathiyar worked as a teacher for a short time in 1904. He started his yatra from Kanyakumari on Sunday after paying tribute to the 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari. He arrived here after visiting Bharathiyar's birthplace at Ettayapuram in Tirunelveli district. Tarun, who started his speech with a few words in Tamil and a thirukural, said that he felt sad that many parts of the nation still did not know the epics in Tamil language. Thiruvallur and thirukural is not known to many people in the country, he said, and attributed it to the "superior attitude" of people in north India. India is not complete without thirukural and one would not be complete without knowing the literary work of Thiruvalluvar, he commented. Bharathiyar should be conferred with Bharat Ratna and his works should be celebrated. He is a poet who also involved himself in the fight for freedom and travelled from south to north for the cause, he said.
Indian should forget the differences over language and traditions, ideology and culture and should work together to promote thirukural. He called on the people to support him to do more for the Tamil language. He had already requested Pranab Mukherjee, the President of the nation, to allow practice of law in Tamil language in Madras High Court, he said.
Earlier, he paid tribute to Bharathiyar statue in Sethupathi Higher Secondary School, where Bharathiyar worked as a teacher for a short time in 1904. He started his yatra from Kanyakumari on Sunday after paying tribute to the 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari. He arrived here after visiting Bharathiyar's birthplace at Ettayapuram in Tirunelveli district. Tarun, who started his speech with a few words in Tamil and a thirukural, said that he felt sad that many parts of the nation still did not know the epics in Tamil language. Thiruvallur and thirukural is not known to many people in the country, he said, and attributed it to the "superior attitude" of people in north India. India is not complete without thirukural and one would not be complete without knowing the literary work of Thiruvalluvar, he commented. Bharathiyar should be conferred with Bharat Ratna and his works should be celebrated. He is a poet who also involved himself in the fight for freedom and travelled from south to north for the cause, he said.
Indian should forget the differences over language and traditions, ideology and culture and should work together to promote thirukural. He called on the people to support him to do more for the Tamil language. He had already requested Pranab Mukherjee, the President of the nation, to allow practice of law in Tamil language in Madras High Court, he said.
He was immensely happy to
call himself a Tamil lover, he said, adding that even though he was born in
Uttarakhand, he wanted to be the son of Tamil Nadu. Before the nation
celebrates the language, the Tamil people should celebrate it. Parents should
ask their children to talk in the language. Tamils should take inspiration from
Tamil literary giants and should spread the language, he said.
The
Hindu – 11 Jan 2015
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bjp-mp-vows-to-take-thirukkural-across-india/article6779251.ece
BJP MP vows to take Thirukkural across India
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BJP MP Tarun Vijay and
Union Minister of State for Shipping and Highways Pon. Radhakrishnan at
Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari on Sunday.— Photo: A. SHAIKMOHIDEEN
Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP from Uttarakhand Tarun
Vijay has vowed to take the teachings of saint poet Thiruvalluvar to every nook
and cranny of the country.
Beginning his “Thiruvalluvar Thiruppayanam” after offering
prayer to Thiruvalluvar statue here, Mr Tarun Vijay said Thirukkural couplets
were the best example for national integration.
Later speaking at a felicitation function at South Mada Street,
he said the glory of Thirukkural and the biography of Thiruvalluvar would be
taken to every college and school across the country.
He would strive to include the biography of Thiruvalluvar in
school and college curriculams in north India as the work of the saint poet was
advocated equality, he noted.
Thirukkural couplets should be written on the back of every
vehicle. The cultural values and history of north and south should be exchanged
elaborately, he stressed.
Holy water from the Ganga and soil from the house where poet
Subramania Bharati stayed in Varanasi were brought and kept at the feet of
Thiruvalluvar statue.
The holy water was poured into the sea at Kanyakumari and the
soil would be handed over at the residence of Bharathi at Ettayapuram, he
noted.
He said he felt like the son of Tamil Nadu though he was born in
Uttarakhand. He would establish a “Tamil Learning Centre” in Dehradun, he
added.
Union Minister of State for Shipping and Highways Pon.
Radhakrishnan, BJP State president Tamizhisai Soundarrajan, State
vice-president Vanathi Srinivasan, BJP national secretary H. Raja and others
participated.
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Kural-Can-Help-Curb-Extremism/2015/01/12/article2615742.ece
'Kural Can Help Curb Extremism'
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Published: 12th
January 2015 06:00 AM
Last Updated: 12th
January 2015 06:00 AM
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BJP MP Tarun Vijay and
Union Minister Pon Radhakrishnan paying floral tributes to the statue of
Tiruvalluvar, in Kanyakumari on Sunday | express
NAGERCOIL: Following the path of the Thirukkural,
a Tamil Sangam literature, is the solution to terrorism and extremism, said
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Tarun Vijay from Uttarakhand, who
kicked-off his Thirukkural Thirupayanam rally from Kanyakumari on Sunday.
Tarun Vijay, along with Union Minister of State
for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan, BJP State
president Tamilisai Soundararajan, BJP national secretary H Raja and senior
leaders of the party and Tamil scholars paid floral tributes at the 133-foot
high Thiruvalluvar statue in the mid-sea in Kanyakumari. Later, he addressed a
gathering at Sanadhi Street in Kanyakumari before starting his rally.
None would as much love their language and
culture as Tamil people do, said Tarun Vijay during his address. He added,
“Swami Vivekananda had asked the young to rise for a new India, and I want
Tamil brothers to rise for a new Tamil Nadu.”
Thiruvalluvar is not just a poet of Tamil Nadu,
but Thiruvalluvar and Thirukkural should reach all north Indian houses and
schools, said Tarun Vijay. Thiruvalluvar’s biography and Thirukkural are going
to be taught at schools all over India, he said, thanking Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and Union Cabinet Minister for Human Resource Development Smriti
Irani.
While Tarun Vijay talked about Thirukkural,
Silapathikaram and other Tamil literatures in the Parliament, all political
party representatives from Tamil Nadu including the DMK and the AIADMK stood
and applauded him, he said.
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