Chennai:
The new government of Tamil Nadu led by Vijay and the Opposition DMK locked horns shortly after the oath ceremony today, over the song played at the programme. With Vande Mataram playing before the national anthem Jana Gana Mana and the Tamil state song ‘Thamizhthai Vaazhthu’, the DMK has claimed that the state should be respected and state song should have been played first. The Tamil anthem was pushed to the third place. Even Vijay’s allies also demanded an explanation, declaring that such a lapse should not happen.
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The ruling TVK (Tamilaga Vettru Kazhagam) said the music was the Governor’s call since the oath ceremony took place at the Raj Bhavan. But the DMK, which has been championing the cause of the Tamil language against HIndi in the run-up to the election, refused to relent, saying it only shows that the TVK is bent towards the BJP.
The TVK has come to power on a secular plank – a matter Vijay underscored in his address today.
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