Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday wrote to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan requesting him to continue to declare January 14, and not January 15, as the local holiday for Pongal festival in six districts of the State.
In his letter, Mr. Stalin pointed out Kerala government had been declaring January 14 as the local holiday for Pongal festival for the last 12 years, but had proposed to declare January 15 as the local holiday this year.
“Pongal festival is being celebrated on that particular date all over the world by the Tamil communities,” Mr. Stalin said. A copy of the letter was shared with the media.
Pongal is celebrated on the first day of the Tamil month Thai. Kerala has been granting local holiday in six of its districts, where Tamil speaking people are living in large numbers.
