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TN govt declares public holiday for Thaipoosam fest

Chennai, Jan 5 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami
today announced a public holiday on January 28 for Thaipoosam, one of
the important festivals being celebrated in honour of Lord Muruga.
In a statement here he said, following requests from the people
during his tour of various districts to declare a holiday for
the festival as has been done in countries like Sri Lanka and
Mauritius, the government favourably considered it and declared
a holiday for Thaipoosam on January 28.
He also said orders had been issued to include Thaipoosam in the
list of public holidays in the coming years.
Stating that Thaipoosam was one of the important festivals being
celebrated in honour of Lord Muruga, Mr Palaniswami said the
festival was not only celebrated in Tamil Nadu, but also in
neighbouring Kerala and in countries like Sri Lanka, Singapore,
Malaysia, Mauritius and Indonesia with traditional gaiety and
religious fervour.
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