Tamil Nadu to introduce weekly traditional attire day for government staff
Tamil Development Minister A Rajmohan announced plans for a Tamil Sangam and a weekly traditional dress code in government offices.
Tamil Development Minister A Rajmohan announced on Sunday that the Tamil Nadu government will introduce a weekly traditional attire day for staff in all government offices, including the secretariat. According to The New Indian Express, the initiative aims to encourage ministers and officials to wear traditional clothes, such as dhotis and shirts, once a week to support handloom weavers.
Minister Rajmohan also stated that the state plans to establish a Tamil Sangam at the secretariat under the leadership of Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay. He added that the government intends to hold a World Tamil Conference.
Speaking at the Tamil Nadu Formation Day celebrations in Chennai, PWD Minister Aadhav Arjuna called for a separate flag for the state. Arjuna proposed that November 1 and July 18, marking the state's formation and its renaming, should be declared public holidays with the same importance as Independence Day and Republic Day.
Arjuna also urged the government to make Tamil a compulsory language in all schools, including CBSE institutions, from classes 1 to 8. He suggested that the change should begin with children of ministers, MLAs, IAS and IPS officers, and government employees.
Responding to the demand for a state flag, Rajmohan said Chief Minister Vijay would examine the proposal and consult subject experts. He noted that states like Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have their own flags as symbols of cultural identity.
During the event, Rs 10 lakh in copyright remuneration was given to the families of five Tamil writers whose works were nationalised: Jeevabharathi, Raja Gowthaman, Saranga Baskaran alias DMMK Ahmed, Sa Kandasamy, and DM Peer Mohammed.