Chennai: Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today announced a public holiday on 28 January for Thaipoosam, one of the important festivals being celebrated in honour of Lord Muruga.
In a statement here he said, following requests from the people during his tour of various districts to declare a holiday for the festival as has been done in countries like Sri Lanka and Mauritius, the government favourably considered it and declared a holiday for Thaipoosam on 28 January.
He also said orders had been issued to include Thaipoosam in the list of public holidays in the coming years.
Stating that Thaipoosam is one of the important festivals being celebrated in honour of Lord Muruga, Palaniswami said the festival was not only celebrated in Tamilnadu, but also in neighbouring Kerala and in countries like Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius and Indonesia with traditional gaiety andĀ religious fervour.