Tradition of singing Tamil Thaai Vazhthu at beginning, National Anthem at end will continue, says Minister Aadhav Arjuna

Tamil Nadu Minister Aadhav Arjuna connected Sunday (May 10, 2026) said the caller authorities volition proceed the contented of rendition of Tamil Thai Vazhthu (invocation of Mother Tamil) and National Anthem astatine the opening and extremity of the authoritative functions respectively.

The Minister’s connection connected X came against the backdrop of rendition of ‘Vande Mataram’ astatine first, followed by the National Anthem, and past the Tamil Thai Vazhthu, astatine the swearing-in ceremonial of the Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay-led Cabinet presided implicit by Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar. The ruling TVK’s allies including CPI, CPI-M and VCK had criticised this.

Mr. Arjuna said ‘Tamil Thai Vazhthu’ carries with it the pridefulness of a past spanning much than a century. The Tamil Nadu authorities declared it arsenic the State opus with the volition to dispersed it crossed the world. The State opus is played archetypal astatine the opening of the authorities functions successful Tamil Nadu, and the National Anthem is played astatine the end. This has been the customary and due practice.

The caller TVK-led authorities has nary differing sentiment regarding this long-standing practice. In specified a scenario, this caller signifier is not successful keeping with Tamil Nadu’s traditions. In Tamil Nadu, the rendering of Tamil Thai Vazhthu arsenic the 3rd opus is not acceptable to the Tamil Nadu Government led by the TVK, helium said.

“When we raised this contented with the Governor’s office, we were informed that the Governor was bound to enactment successful accordance with a caller circular issued by the Union Government. Under specified unavoidable circumstances, the ‘Tamil Thai Vazhthu’ was played arsenic the 3rd song. However, this caller signifier volition not beryllium followed successful the future, and instead, the ‘Tamil Thai Vazhthu’ volition beryllium played astatine the beginning, and the National Anthem astatine the extremity of the functions, arsenic it was earlier,” helium said.

Not lone successful Tamil Nadu, but successful each States crossed India, the respective State opus should beryllium played astatine the opening of authoritative functions, and the Union Government indispensable instrumentality due steps successful this regard. That is the corporate sentiment and unanimous presumption of the radical of Tamil Nadu, helium added.