Tamil culture crucial part of India’s broader cultural identity: Vice President

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Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan with Governor R.N. Ravi, Minister Thangam Thennarasu, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, and others astatine  the felicitation ceremonial  successful  Chennai connected  Friday.

Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan with Governor R.N. Ravi, Minister Thangam Thennarasu, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, and others astatine the felicitation ceremonial successful Chennai connected Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Vice President of India C.P. Radhakrishnan connected Friday said Tamil civilization formed an important portion of India’s broader taste individuality and that this was wherefore Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued to talk astir the glory of the Tamil connection and civilization crossed planetary forums.

Speaking astatine a felicitation ceremonial organised for him by the Bharat Ratna MGR Trust astatine Kalaivanar Arangam successful Chennai, Mr. Radhakrishnan said the thought of hospitality and showing respect for others remained an integral portion of Tamil culture. Quoting a verse from the Bhagavad Gita, helium said 1 indispensable execute one’s work without expecting rewards. When work was carried retired with sincerity and commitment, its rewards would inevitably follow, helium said.

Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan, Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran, erstwhile curate H. V. Hande, Justice (Retired) P. Jothi Mani, Justice (Retired) T. N. Vallinayagam, educationists A. C. Shanmugam, T. R. Paarivendhar and Isari K. Ganesh, erstwhile V-C of M.G.R. Medical University Sudha Seshayyan, cardiologist V. Chokkalingam and histrion K. Bhagyaraj were among those present.

Later, Mr. Radhakrishnan took portion successful a civic reception and banquet hosted by Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi astatine Lok Bhavan. Speaking astatine the event, Mr. Radhakrishnan said occurrence should not beryllium allowed to spell into once’s caput excessively overmuch and should beryllium taken arsenic it is. Similarly, nonaccomplishment is simply a portion of life, and 1 should not consciousness dejected. He besides said if determination was nary quality of sentiment past determination was nary democracy. But the mode 1 differed with different should amended the society.

In his address, the Governor called Mr. Radhakrishnan arsenic a grounded, elemental and easy accessibile idiosyncratic cutting crossed governmental parties with antithetic ideologies. Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Manindra Mohan Shrivastava, Ministers Thangam Thennarasu and S. M. Nasar, Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami, and officials from the Tamil Nadu authorities were among those present.

Published - January 03, 2026 12:25 americium IST

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