NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, DEC 11
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday inaugurated the renovated house in Varanasi, where late freedom fighter and national poet Subramania Bharathi lived, virtually from Tamil Nadu.
The national poet was remembered in Tamil Nadu on the occasion of his birth anniversary, with state Governor RN Ravi paying tributes to Bharathi.
I bow to the great Subramania Bharathi on his Jayanti. ‘Mahakavi Bharathiar’ embodied remarkable courage and outstanding intellect. He had a grand vision for India’s development and the empowerment of every Indian. We are working to realise his ideas across different sectors.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 11, 2022
Via video-conferencing, the chief minister also unveiled a bust of the poet and released a souvenir brought out by the state Information Department on the occasion of Bharathi’s birth anniversary.
- The chief minister of Tamil Nadu formally inaugurated on Sunday a renovated house in Varanasi where Subramania Bharathi lived, virtually from Tamil Nadu.
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar pays a visit to the family of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi in Kashi
An official release said Stalin had last year announced that the Varasani (Uttar Pradesh) residence where Bharathi lived will be renovated.
காசி தமிழ் சங்கமம் நிகழ்ச்சியில்,
'சமூகம் மற்றும் நாட்டின் வளர்ச்சியில் கோவில்களின் பங்களிப்பு' என்ற தலைப்பில் உரையாற்றினேன்.📹: https://t.co/TEJPSeDgF2 https://t.co/xV8xP8eubF
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (Modi Ka Parivar) (@DrSJaishankar) December 11, 2022
Accordingly, an agreement was entered with the owner of the house to convert it into a memorial and a part of it was renovated for Rs 18 lakh by the state government where a bust of Bharathi has been installed.
பைந்தமிழ்த் தேர்ப்பாகன் பாரதியாரின் நினைவு நூற்றாண்டையொட்டி 14 அறிவிப்புகளை வெளியிட்டு தமிழகமெங்கும் கொண்டாடியதன் முத்தாய்ப்பாக, வாரணாசியில் அவர் வாழ்ந்த இல்லத்தைப் புனரமைத்து அவரது பிறந்தநாளான இன்று திறந்துவைத்தேன்!
பாட்டுக்கொரு புலவனின் புகழ் பாரெங்கும் பரவச் செய்வோம்! pic.twitter.com/VZZXxxq1ti
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) December 11, 2022
Photos about the national poet, his works, and a small library have also been set up.
Meanwhile, Governor Ravi paid floral tribute to a portrait of Bharathiyar, as Bharathi is reverentially addressed, a Raj Bhavan release said.
Rajkumar Bharathi, the poet’s grandson, and family members of the late freedom fighter were present on the occasion.
Bharathi was born on December 11, 1882, at Ettayapuram in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin district.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar paid a visit to the family of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi in Kashi on his birth anniversary on Sunday.
Jaishankar met his grandnephew KV Krishnan during his visit. “Privileged to visit the family of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathi in Kashi on his birth anniversary today. Humbled to receive blessings and encouragement from his grandnephew Thiru K V Krishnan ji,” Jaishankar tweeted.
