Dravidian movement freed women from shackles of enslavement: Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin

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Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin distributing a bicycle for a pupil  astatine  a relation  astatine  Alagappa Model Higher Secondary School successful  Karaikudi successful  Sivaganga territory  connected  Friday.

Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin distributing a bicycle for a pupil astatine a relation astatine Alagappa Model Higher Secondary School successful Karaikudi successful Sivaganga territory connected Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

While women were enslaved, treated arsenic subservient to men and denied the close to education, it was the Dravidian Movement, done its 100 years of conflict and sacrifice, which ensured that women were treated adjacent and received education, said Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.  

Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin connected the juncture of Children’s Day, astatine Alagappa Model School successful Karaikudi connected Friday, distributed escaped bicycles to Class XI students.  

Speaking there, helium added, “Education tin eradicate poorness successful a family. But it does not conscionable supply wealthiness and money, but besides gives assurance and power. That is wherefore the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is implementing several schemes and policies in some schoolhouse and higher acquisition sectors compared to anyplace other successful India.” 

Claiming the highest percent of miss students being educated successful the State arsenic a occurrence of the Dravidian exemplary government, helium stated that of the full of 5.35 lakh bicycles that were distributed to students crossed Tamil Nadu, much than 57,000 were miss children.

“The fig acold exceeds the fig of boys. This is due to the fact that of the palmy enrolment of miss students successful schools,” helium noted.  

He advised the students to make their powerfulness of thinking. Adding that students were susceptible of reasoning connected par with adults, helium amazingly said, “In fact, galore times, children are the teachers to their ain parents.” 

Emphasising the ‘rationalism’ espoused and followed by large leaders similar Periyar, C.N. Annadurai and M. Karunanidhi, Mr. Udhayanidhi appealed to the students to perpetually question answers to their questions.  

“Only done changeless questioning – Why, What and How – tin we get the answers we need. This is however Tamil Nadu has go the champion State successful acquisition successful the country,” helium elaborated.  

The students of the State should make perseverance and make their reasoning skills to beryllium capable to elevate Tamil Nadu to a level wherever the students could vie with planetary nations.  

On the assorted authorities schemes which were supporting the students astatine aggregate levels, helium said, “The Breakfast Scheme is being provided to 22 lakh children successful schools, nether the Thamizh Pudhalvan and Pudhumai Penn schemes, 8 lakh assemblage students person ₹1,000 per period and soon, the escaped laptop strategy volition besides beryllium implemented successful colleges.” 

He commented that the ‘reels’ shared connected societal media platforms were not existent life, and astir 3 quarters of the contented shown determination were mendacious and misleading.  

“The reels should not springiness a mendacious cognition astir life. Only the existent acquisition you possess, and travel volition basal by you,” helium added.  

Additionally, Mr. Udhayanidhi Stalin requested the teachers not to get the carnal acquisition classes for different subjects. “Physical acquisition is arsenic important to a pupil arsenic different subjects,” helium added.  

About 12,500 escaped bicycles were distributed to 12,500 students successful the district.  

Minister for Co-operation K.S. Periyakaruppan, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, Minister for Backward Classes Welfare Siva V. Meyyanathan, District Collector K. Porkodi, among others were contiguous during the event.  

Published - November 14, 2025 08:41 p.m. IST

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