Be disciplined and stay away from drugs and liquor, Vairamuthu urges youth
Tamil poet and lyricist Vairamuthu on Friday stressed on the importance of Tirukkural and urged the youth to be disciplined and not get addicted to liquor and drugs.
He was speaking at an event organised by Vetri Tamilar Peravai in Madurai. The meeting was held to appoint board members and other members of the Tamil Forum.
The main objective of the forum is to spread awareness about Tirukkural, particularly among the students and children and to motivate them to follow the principles and the path shown by the work to create a better world.
As part of the awareness programmes, Tirukkural will be taught as part of value-based education and competitions will be held for students.
The following persons have been appointed board members at the event: J. Suresh (Madurai president), Abinath Chandran (secretary), Bala Ramalingam (coordinator), Patanjali Saravanan (treasurer), and Sujatha Gupthan (Madurai Women's Wing head). Psychiatrist C. Ramasubramaniam and CEOA Group of Institutions founder-chairman Raja Climax are the honorary members.
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