Overview
- At the International Vallalar Conference in Chennai, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin cautioned against efforts to “repaint” Tamil Nadu’s cultural identity or distort Vallalar’s egalitarian philosophy.
- He announced seven measures including a Vallalar Research Centre at the HR&CE headquarters in Nungambakkam and a three-day annual observance of the saint’s birth anniversary.
- Additional steps include a memorial pillar at the venue, a Sanmarga training school with Thiruvarutpa music classes, a herbal garden at Vadalur, publication of Spiritual Alchemy, Annadhana centres at Mettukuppam, Marudhur and Karunguzhi, and a park named for Vallalar near the Cuddalore Collectorate.
- Stalin unveiled the renaming of Thiruvottiyur High Road as Vallalar High Road and inaugurated completed portions of the Vallalar International Centre at Vadalur.
- Linking policy to doctrine, he cited Thaniperum Karunai as the basis for welfare efforts such as the school breakfast scheme and elderly assistance, while reporting restoration in 12,900+ temples and 4,192 consecrations under HR&CE at an estimated Rs 8,100 crore.