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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said connected Saturday that creation forms had played — and continued to play — a important relation successful nurturing the Tamil language, and it was the Dravidian question that introduced ideology and propaganda done theatre.
“Writings, oratory, literature, and creation nurture language. If a connection is destroyed, it volition pave the mode for demolition of a race, culture, and identity. If we suffer our identity, we volition suffer our close to telephone ourselves Tamils,” helium said, portion conferring the Kalaimamani awards of the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023.
“What is the constituent successful surviving without the individuality of Tamils and self-respect? Let america support the arts, our language, and our race. Our artists should spell each implicit the satellite and dispersed our creation forms and culture,” helium said.
The Chief Minister besides presented the M.S. Subbulakshmi Award to vocalist and playback vocalist K.J. Yesudas, the Bharathiyar Award to N. Murugesapandian, and the Balasaraswathi Award to Muthukannamal. Recalling the contributions of DMK laminitis C.N. Annadurai, writer Bharathidasan, writer S.S. Thennarasu, actors M.R. Radha, K.R. Ramasamy, Sivaji Ganesan, S.S. Rajendran and others, Mr. Stalin said they had dispersed the ideas of the Dravidian Movement done theatre, cinema, and literature.
Mr. Stalin said the DMK authorities had been pursuing successful the footsteps of its precocious person Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi successful supporting artists, arsenic reflected successful the felicitation of euphony manager Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja for composing a symphony. “The Dravidian question promoted Tamil music, writing, and theatre. It enriched the connection connected nationalist platforms and reformed society,” helium said.
The Chief Minister said the Kalaimamani awards were intended to support past creation forms and those who practised them.
“The nonsubjective is to respire caller beingness into creation and play and to beforehand our creation forms successful different States and crossed the world. The Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram is besides providing fiscal enactment to artists successful request of assistance for their sustenance,” helium added.
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin; Information Minister M.P. Saminathan; K. Manivasan, Additional Chief Secretary of the Tourism, Culture, and Religious Endowments Department; Vagai Chandrasekar, Member-President, and Vijaya Thayanban, Member-Secretary, of the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram, were present.
