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DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said connected Saturday (January 10, 2026) that helium was assured that his enactment would triumph much than 200 seats successful the upcoming Assembly predetermination successful the State.
Addressing DMK enactment workers astatine the Pongal celebrations successful Perambur, Mr. Stalin said that successful the past four-and-a-half years, the Dravidian Model authorities had implemented respective schemes. “You indispensable explicate each those schemes to the people. You person already completed 50% of the enactment that needs to beryllium done for the 2026 Assembly election,” helium said.
“Today, radical belonging to assorted governmental parties, adjacent those successful the BJP, are saying that nary 1 tin enactment similar the DMK cadre. I had earlier said that we would triumph astatine slightest 200 seats. Now, looking astatine the enactment our enactment has done connected the ground, I americium assured that we volition transverse adjacent 200 seats,” helium said.
He besides extended Pongal greetings to the radical of Tamil Nadu. Earlier, Mr. Stalin participated successful the Pongal celebrations organised by Anitha Achievers Academy successful Jawahar Nagar. He besides distributed Pongal acquisition kits to 3,725 students of the academy.
At Pulianthope, Mr. Stalin distributed Pongal acquisition kits to 1,300 conservancy workers and had luncheon with them. Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments P.K. Sekarbabu, Chennai North MP Kalanidhi Veerasamy, and Greater Chennai Corporation Mayor R. Priya were among those present.
Thirukkural week
Earlier successful the day, Mr. Stalin said the State authorities would organise a bid of programmes arsenic portion of Thirukkural Vaara Vizha (Thirukkural Week celebrations) this month.
During the metallic jubilee celebrations of the unveiling of the 133-ft statue of saint-poet Thiruvalluvar successful Kanniyakumari, held connected December 31, 2024, and January 1, 2025, Mr. Stalin announced that the authorities would organise a bid of programmes connected the Thirukkuralin January each year. The statue was unveiled by erstwhile Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi connected January 1, 2000.
In a station connected X, Mr. Stalin said Thirukkural recitation, painting, philharmonic performances, seminars, drama, quiz programmes, and conferences would beryllium held successful assorted districts, with the information of students, teachers, and members of the public. These programmes volition beryllium organised by the Department of Tamil Development.
AThirukkuraland classical Tamil euphony festival volition beryllium held astatine the Marina successful Chennai connected Sunday, portion the ‘Kuralasiriyar’ league and quiz programmes volition beryllium held connected January 21 successful Tiruppur.
On January 23 and 24, a ‘Thirukkural Students Conference’ volition beryllium held successful Kanniyakumari, with the information of much than 1,500 students.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin participated successful Pongal celebrations held successful Chennai and distributed festival acquisition kits to 1,300 conservancy workers
