The former minister of Tamil Nadu, Panrutti S Ramachandran believes that the chancellor of the Vellore Institute of Technology, Dr G Viswanathan, should take the lead in uniting the Tamils throughout the world to protect the interests and cause of the Tamils living in different countries. He was speaking at the 80th birthday celebration of Dr Viswanathan, organised by a committee of well-wishers, recently.
The former minister said, “Dr Viswanathan had the privilege of having carved a niche in the heart of the former Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam founder late C N Annadurai (popularly known as Anna). Dr Viswanathan was the right person to unite the Tamils of the world, transcending religious, caste and other barriers.”
The VIT Chancellor-80th Birthday Celebration Committee informed that a sum of Rs 15 lakh was collected by the well-wishers in connection with the birthday celebration and this will be donated to the Universal Higher Education Trust (UHET), founded by Dr Viswanathan to provide financial assistance to poor students to pursue higher education.
The Tamil Nadu Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration K C Veeramani, released a book—‘Viyarvaiyin Vetri’. The former minister, Ramachandran, released the book—‘Stars and Saplings’, while the book tiled—‘Vendhar 80’ was released by another former minister, C Ponnaiyan.]