Tamil
Nadu government Presents Thiruvalluvar award to Taiwanese poet Yushi
Taiwanese poet Yushi was on Wednesday presented the
Thiruvalluvar award by the Tamil Nadu government in Chennai on the occasion of
'Thiruvalluvar Day'.
The award was given to him in recognition of his contribution to the Tamil language, officials said.State Finance Minister O Panneerselvam presented the award, a gold medal and a cheque of one lakh rupees to Yuhsi at a function.
The award was given to him in recognition of his contribution to the Tamil language, officials said.State Finance Minister O Panneerselvam presented the award, a gold medal and a cheque of one lakh rupees to Yuhsi at a function.
The other awards - Periyar Award, Ambedkar Award, Perarignar Anna Award, Kamarajar Award, Bharathiar Award, Bharathidasan Award, Thiru Vi Ka award and KAP Viswanatham Award would be presented to Tamil scholars on January 26 during the Republic Day celebrations, following their request to get the honour from the Chief Minister directly.
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