Kural chaos: Guv's mementos contained couplet that isn't
The governor praised doctors for their service and distributed mementos to them, with a couplet inscribed as 'Kural 944'.Thirukkural 944, which is 'Atradhu Arindhu Kataippitiththu Maaralla Thuykka Thuvarap Pasiththu', deals with medicine. But words from Kural 123, which is 'Serivarindhu Seermai Payakkum Arivarindhu Aatrin Adangap Perin', were taken and presented as 'Serukkarundhu Seermai Payakkum Maruppodu Mannunchol Melvaya Pattu'.
Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram said in a post on X, "Similar to adorning a saffron robe, printing a fake Thirukkural is an insult to Thiruvalluvar which cannot be forgiven. Fake attire and now fake Thirukkural. Where will it lead to?" This was in reference to Ravi adorning Thiruvalluvar with saffron robe, evoking ire of some political parties .
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Sources in Raj Bhavan said they were not aware of the fiasco, as the mementos were supplied by the doctors. Coimbatore-based VGM Hospital chairman Dr V G Mohan Prasad defended Raj Bhavan. "We are responsible for the mistake. Neither governor nor the Raj Bhavan had any knowledge of the error," he said.
"We have written a letter of apology to the governor," Mohan said, as steps were taken to redistribute the mementos with the correct Thirukkural.
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