Priority to promote Tamil culture: CM Stalin opens Lord Murugan Conference
The two-day conference was held in Palani, a temple town known for one of the six major Murugan temples in the state
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin (PTI Photo)Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin inaugurated the International Muthamizh Murugan Conference from his office via video on Saturday, talking about the cultural and spiritual significance of Lord Murugan to Tamil Nadu.
Stalin’s speech also addressed the government’s efforts to advance the infrastructure at the Palani Temple, ensuring a comfortable pilgrimage experience for all devotees. “Our government, through the HR&CE Department, has always placed great importance on the preservation and promotion of Tamil culture and spirituality,” Stalin said, mentioning the various development projects initiated at the temple.
Stalin’s speech at the event was carefully crafted to appeal to both the spiritual and cultural pride of Tamils while subtly reinforcing the DMK’s secular credentials.
He said that the “Dravidian model government has never been an obstacle to these beliefs” and that his government “functions as a government that benefits all beliefs.”
“Every individual holds different beliefs, and there is no higher or lower in this regard. Our Dravidian model government has never been an obstacle to these beliefs,” he said, adding that the Dravidian model is based on the concept of ‘everything for everyone. Listing out a number of developmental activities and welfare programmes of the government for temples in the state, Stalin said “the conference being held in Palani, like a crown on these achievements, will hold a special place not only in the history of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department but also in the spiritual history of Tamil Nadu.”
The CM speech welcomed experts and veterans attending the event from Tamil literature, poets, music and dance artists. “May Tamil language gain prominence in temple worship. May equality prevail in temple sanctums, without discrimination between humans. Love unites lives. Virtue makes the world better,” he said.
A government release on the event termed it as “a significant milestone in the history of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department and will continue to elevate the glory of Lord Murugan, the Tamil deity, and bring great pride and joy to all Murugan devotees worldwide.”
The two-day conference, being held in Palani, a temple town known for one of the six major Murugan temples in the state, features research seminars, virtual reality shows, a three-dimensional music theater, and a photo exhibition.
(Two passages in the original version were not direct quotes from the CM’s speech, but were derived from a combination of the speech and the government’s official note. The copy has been revised to correct this. The error is regretted.)
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