The first phase of the significant programme was launched on Thursday in the western part of the Thousand Lights Assembly constituency in Chennai West district by Youth Wing secretary and Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin.
The announcement was made in response to a special calling attention motion moved by TNCC president K Selvaperunthagai, who is also the CLP Leader.
Alas, slowly will Tamil perish/As languages of the West flourish.” This was a Tamil poet's fear in the early 20th century.
The petitioners against the Pen Monument had sought to stall the construction citing environmental concerns and the livelihood of the fishermen.
Stalin said Tamil Nadu was ready to initiate measures to tackle climate change, adding that his government was receptive to the suggestions of environmentalists regarding climate change.
From Dravidian patriarch M Karunanidhi to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to 10-time Parliamentarian Somnath Chatterjee, the Indian politics lost many significant names this year.
The surprise meeting came just after two days of the visit of Andhra chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who is on mission to consolidate the anti-BJP parties of the country.
The Tamil film superstar had said that he was committed to ushering in a change in the political horizon sans the trappings of money and lure of posts.
Paying tributes to Bharat Ratna, Vajpayee, cutting across party lines leaders of all parties described him as a great statesman and said his death was a great loss to the country.
In the meeting Farooq Abdullah, leader of the National Conference and former chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, urged Stalin to unite and lead the secular forces in the country against the BJP.
