Chennai: On the occasion of his 73rd birthday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday asserted that his life’s mission remains to protect the Tamil language and the interests of the state, vowing to devote himself further to defeating “conspiracies”.
“We all have to unite and defeat the conspiracies surrounding us with our intellectual power. To this, I will devote myself fully,” the Prime Minister wrote in a social media post.
Speaking about his decades-long political journey, the DMK chief said he had known “nothing but hard work” from his youth to his current mentor.
The Prime Minister highlighted the success of the “Dravidian model” of governance, claiming that it has transformed Tamil Nadu into a pioneering state “from which the world looks back”.
“The schemes and achievements of the Dravidian model base have reached the hearts and homes of every one of the millions of people in Tamil Nadu,” Stalin said. He added that the state now stands as a beacon to the rest of the country, ensuring that Tamils live with “heads held high”.
Stalin also called for unity among the Tamil people to protect their ideological journey.
“Our feet must not stray from the path, and our heads must not bow to anyone for any reason,” he declared.
Marking his 73rd birthday as the moment of rededication, the Prime Minister took a solemn pledge to continue the legacy of Dravidian icons.
“Let us travel together in the spirit of a warrior on the path shown by Thanthai Periyar, Perarinar Anna and Muthamage Arignar Kalijnar,” he urged.
He also stressed that “a Tamil Nadu that is struggling is a Tamil Nadu that is progressing”, indicating a continued confrontational stance against policies he sees as detrimental to the state’s independence.
He titled the post with a line saying, “Tamil and Tamil Nadu are our lives and it is our duty to save them.”
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Trained Priest Students Association president V Ranganathan, in his congratulatory letter to Stalin’s government, praised the “Dravidian model” for revitalizing priest training schools and appointing non-Brahmin and women priests.
In his statement, Ranganathan highlighted the shift towards ‘egalitarian spirituality’, by pointing out that nearly 200 students from diverse backward and scheduled caste backgrounds are currently undergoing training.
However, the priests raised a major demand, urging the state government to ensure appointment of government-trained priests and otovars in major Agamic temples including those in Madurai, Srirangam and Thiruvannamalai to fully achieve the goal of social equality within the sanctum sanctorum.
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