03-06-2025
DMK celebrates Karunanidhi's birthday as Semmozhi Day
Chennai: Celebrating late
DMK
patriarch
M Karunanidhi
's 102nd birth anniversary as Semmozhi Day, chief minister
M K Stalin
inaugurated an exhibition titled 'Tamil Semmozhi,' on Tuesday.
The expo displaying pictures of Tamil inscriptions portraying rich Tamil history would be open for public till June 9.
Stalin commenced the day with a visit to Karunanidhi memorial in Marina beach where he paid floral tributes. He then proceeded to Omandurar govt hospital to garland Karunanidhi's statue.
Later, he visited DMk headquarters Anna Arivalayam, Karunanidhi's residence in Gopalapuram and then the residence of DMK MP Kanizmozhi Karunanidhi in CIT colony.
Subsequently, he participated at a function in Kalaivanar Arangam where he inaugurated the 'Tamil Semmozhi' exhibition.
He also released a book on four year achievements of the DMK govt and distributed Kalaignar Karunanidhi Semmozhi Tamil award to Tamil scholar Thayammal, which carried a cash reward of 10lakh and a miniature statue of Karunanidhi.
He also gave prizes to students who won various competitions conducted for Semmozhi Day at the school and college levels.
Across the state, DMK organised 102 events marking the 102nd birth anniversary. Special celebrations were also organised at Karunanidhi's birthplace Thirukkuvalai in Nagapattinam district.
