The Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced that M.G. Anwar Batcha will be presented with the Thiruvalluvar Award for 2019.
C. Ponnaiyan has been chosen for the Periyar Award and C. Ramguru will be given the Ambedkar Award. M. Ayyakannu will be presented with the Peraringnar Anna Award and Pala Nedumaran the Kamarajar Award, an official press release said.
M. Bharathi Sukumaran will be awarded the Mahakavi Bharathiyar award 2018 and poet Thiyaru will be given the Bharathidasan award.
The Thiru Vi.Ka award will be given to K. Ganesan and the K.A.P. Viswanatham Award will be given to Sulur Kalaipithan.
The awards will be presented on January 21 at 4.30 p.m. at the Kalaivanar Arangam, the release added.