http://chinnathambi.com/2008/04/15/tamil-new-year-changed-what-a-mess/ Entrepreneurship, choosing the road less traveled Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:51:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://chinnathambi.com/2008/04/15/tamil-new-year-changed-what-a-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Venky Chinnathambi Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:28:00 +0000 http://iamvenky.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-71 Main- I am glad to hear that people are not blindly following the new rule. I am still banking on the next government to reverse this ridiculous rule. Main-
I am glad to hear that people are not blindly following the new rule. I am still banking on the next government to reverse this ridiculous rule.

]]> http://chinnathambi.com/2008/04/15/tamil-new-year-changed-what-a-mess/comment-page-1/#comment-70 M.Mani Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:08:46 +0000 http://iamvenky.wordpress.com/?p=4#comment-70 Yes. Whether it is Pongal or Tamil New Year is celeberated by the Tamil Speaking Hindus. So it is definitely a Hindu festival. Secular Government? cannot change any custom followed by any religion. Mr.Tamilar Talaivar (Karunanidhi) always meddled with Hindu religion. Today (14.01.2009) I have travelled many towns of Tamil Nadu and found in 99% of the houses they have written below the Kolam "Wish You Happy Pongal" only and nobody written any thing about Tamil New Year. So people consider only 14 th April/ 1st of Chithrai as tamil New Year. Yes. Whether it is Pongal or Tamil New Year is celeberated by the Tamil Speaking Hindus. So it is definitely a Hindu festival. Secular Government? cannot change any custom followed by any religion. Mr.Tamilar Talaivar (Karunanidhi) always meddled with Hindu religion. Today (14.01.2009) I have travelled many towns of Tamil Nadu and found in 99% of the houses they have written below the Kolam “Wish You Happy Pongal” only and nobody written any thing about Tamil New Year. So people consider only 14 th April/ 1st of Chithrai as tamil New Year.

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