Bharathi Dasan's grandson Bharathi has written to
tamil Nadu's
chief minister, seeking that a mani mandapam and library be built for the rescuer Pavendar and that his birthday,
april 29, be declared
tamil Language Day. In a
letter to
stalin today,
tamil Nadu
chief minister Bharathi said: "On
april 29, the revolutionary Bavender Bharathidasan celebrates his 132nd birthday. Bharathidasan's memorial day is on the 21st. Despite his
pondicherry birth, Bharathidasan has written extensively on the
tamil language,
tamil race, Dravidian supremacy, and logic. During his latter days, Bavender lived in Thiyagaraya Nagar, Chennai.
It was there that he died. On behalf of the state, a statue has been constructed in his honour. Bharathidasan
university exists. In his honour, he receives the highest honour. However, the revolutionary Bavender Bharathidasan Mani Mandapam should be built in Chennai,
tamil Nadu's capital, in such a way that he is glorious and valuable to the people. On his 29th birthday, it would be proper to declare that a mani mandapam will be built for him in Chennai.
Similarly, the
tamil Nadu
government should establish the world's largest library in Bavender Bharathidasan's honour. The library could be established in the districts of Villupuram and Cuddalore, which are close to
pondicherry, where Bharathidasan lived. The 29th of
april, the birthday of Bharathidasan, a longtime supporter of
tamil, should be designated as
tamil Language Day. "This is
tamil scholars' wish," he wrote in the letter.