Date:29/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/29/stories/2008092958220200.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Stalin distributes prizes to winners of competitions organised by DMK

Special Correspondent

— Photo: M. Karunakaran

Big Honour: The winner of one of the contests organised as part of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s birthday celebrations receiving the prize from MP Kanimozhi in the presence of Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin in Chennai on Saturday.

CHENNAI: Local Administration Minister M.K.Stalin on Saturday distributed prizes to winners of women’s sports competitions, marking the culmination of a long series of sports and games competitions organised by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam to mark Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s birthday.

Mr. Stalin, also deputy general secretary of the party, had directed the organising of the competitions across the State as a means of reaching out to the youth to explain the objectives of the party and the contributions of the Chief Minister.

The competitions received an overwhelming response, he said.

South Chennai district secretary of the party, J.Anbazhagan, said that he was flooded with participants for most sports and games events and had do conduct them on a massive scale by organising the events in more venues and for a longer period of time.

“It began around the time of the Chief Minister’s birthday in June. Now it is September. We have just concluded the competitions,” he said.

All the games had a good amount as prize money and this was the incentive for many serious teams to take part in the competition, he added. Member of Parliament Kanimozhi participated in the function and distributed a few of the prizes.