CHENNAI: Governor RN Ravi once again sparked off a controversy on Tuesday, observed as Thiruvalluvar Day, by describing the ancient Tamil poet as “the brightest saint of Bhartiya Sanatan tradition” ...

On 14 January, 2022, which was Pongal, Sankranti, Bihu, Magha Mela and so on, names that once portended the heavy Indic theme on which people of my generation wrote silly school compositions (and the ...

Amidst the ongoing controversy over saint-poet Thiruvalluvar, the BJP’s state unit is all set to unveil a ‘saffronised’ life-size statue of the saint poet at Kamalalayam, the state headquarters of the ...

Thiruvalluvar controversy: In the midst of the heated debate surrounding the event invitation extended by the Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, which depicted Tamil poet-saint Thiruvalluvar wearing saffron ...

It is said that Thiruvalluvar was born in Chennai and there is a temple dedicated to him in the city. Leader of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) Arjun Sampath on Wednesday draped the statue of Tamil ...

Thiruvalluvar, the ancient Tamil poet-savant, who has remained common to all sections of society over the centuries, has suddenly been dragged into the hurly-burly of politics thanks to the Tamil Nadu ...

A statue of Thiruvalluvar, regarded a cultural icon by Tamils, was inaugurated in the French town of Cergy on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the statue is a "beautiful testament to our ...

The statue of Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar at Pillaiyarpatti in Thanjavur will be fenced to protect it from miscreants and political activists. The statue was desecrated last Sunday, after ...

At a time Hindu/Hindutva revivalist propaganda has triggered a similar trend in defence of Tamil culture and identity, both inside the country and outside, saffronisation of Thiruvalluvar goes deeper ...

Nothing can take away the fact that Thiruvalluvar has come to the North from Kanyakumari and will stay here forever. ( Tarun Vijay is a BJP MP and the prime mover behind the initiative to install the ...