: ‘Deeply disappointed’ by Centre rejecting Tamil Nadu’s tableau for Republic Day, says MK Stalin #IndiaNEWS Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

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‘Deeply disappointed’ by Centre rejecting Tamil Nadu’s tableau for Republic Day, says MK Stalin #IndiaNEWS
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was “deeply disappointed� that the Ministry of Defence rejected the state’s Republic Day tableau proposal.The Tamil Nadu government had submitted a tableau showcasing the state’s renowned freedom fighters. “Exclusion of the tableau of Tamil Nadu will deeply hurt the sentiments and patriotic feelings of the people of Tamil Nadu,� Stalin said in his letter to the prime minister.He sought Modi’s “urgent intervention� to have the tableau included in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.Stalin said the state had chosen the theme “Tamil Nadu in the Freedom Struggle� in line with the Centre’s call. He also claimed that representatives of the state had appeared before the expert committee for selection of tableaux thrice. In the first meeting itself, the chief minister added, that the expert committee was satisfied with the theme.“The design had VO Chidambaranar [VOC], the famous freedom fighter who founded the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1906 during Indian Independence movement to compete against the British,� the letter said. “VOC was charged with sedition by the British Government and sentenced to imprisonment.�The design also featured the famed poet Subramania Bharathi, who was held in high esteem by Mahatma...Read more

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