Karunanidhi offered " Big Feast" to 10,000 workers: Who shaped his Assembly Complex Project

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karnanidhi on Wednesday offered a "Bada Kana" (Big Feast in Hindi) to Ten Thousand migrant workers, including those from Bihar, Jharkand and Utter Pradesh, who tirelessly engaged themselves to built the new Assembly Complex which was his(Karunanidhi's) dream project.

A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated, Mr karunandhi offered them 'Biriyani' along with North Indian Food Items.

In a thanksgiving gesture and to honor the workers, engineers and contractors who toiled day in and day out, spending more than 1.12 crore man hours, to get ready the complex in time for the inauguration, Karunanidhi hosted a grand lunch for them.

Apart from "Bada Kana,” the Chief Minister treated them with a cultural programme by the 'Chennai Sangamam' Troupe.

The Chief Minister personally handed over the food packets to the workers.

As dividing lines between the high and low blurred, officials from the level of Chief Secretary to the basic level staff and workers took part in the feast in which vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes were served to more than.

In his thanks giving speech, Karunanidhi said he was grateful to the workers and contractors who toiled hard, unmindful of the risks involved and successfully completed the project.

DMK Not Against Hndi

Referring to a Hindi song played during the programme, Mr Karunanidhi said he and his party was not against any language.

DMK was only against the domination of one language over the others, Karunanidhi said adding the workers from North India did not object to the playing of Tamil songs.

"The DMK only opposed it its imposition on non-Hindi speaking people", he added.

The DMK had launched a massive anti-Hindi agitation in 1965 and formed the government in 1967 on the anti-Hindi plank. The then DMK government, led by late C N Annadurai later introduced a two-language formula for school students, doing away with Hindi which was taught as a third language.

- Asian Tribune -