Thai Tamil New Year
Karunanidhi who is the father of the present Chief.
Thai tamil new year. Stalins establishment wants to make the Pongal festival which falls on the Tamil month of Thai the Tamil New year. Dec 31 2011 0639 PM IST. First day of Thai is Pongal and the state government according to sources is contemplating announcing Pongal as the first day of Tamil New Year.
Some groups claim Thai 1 has been observed as Tamil New Year centuries ago. Tamil New Year had been celebrated on April 14th for thousands of years. The order of sequence of tamil months are Thy Maasi Panguni and Chithirai.
DMK cadres however refuse to wish people a happy new year on April 14 and instead pass on videos and quotes of Tamil scholars. Chitterai 1st in Tamil colander This was calculated using Indians astronomy which they believed that on the day sun travels from Chitterai which results in a new orbit. Some groups claim Thai 1 has been observed as Tamil New.
Pongal falls on January 14. So the Tamil New Year officially continues to be April 14 now. Thai pongal Tamil Puthandu Debate Tamil New Year 2021 tamil new year history of tamil new year chithirai month.
This is not the first time such a move was taken. Pmk founder ramadoss urges tn govt to announce thai first day as tamil new year. The correct Tamil New year day is Chithirai சததர 1st which may fall between 10th to 20th April.