Tamil Nadu CM Stalin unveils logo of ‘Vairamuthu Illakiyam 50’

CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Friday unveiled the

logo

of ‘Vairamuthu Ilakkiyam 50’ to mark the 50 years of lyricist Vairamuthu’s contributions to the Tamil literature and the cinema industry.


The CM unveiled the logo at his camp office in the presence of Vairamuthu and the lyricist’s sons Madhan Karky and Kabilan Vairamuthu.

The CM took to social media to announce the unveiling of the logo of the golden jubilee of Vairamuthu’s literary work and tweeted, “The lyricist showered us with his poem and songs that have the perfect blend of creativity and science. Let Kaviperarasu (the emperor of poets) rule us with his mastery over the language for over a century.”

Vairamuthu has penned 38 books and 7,500 songs since 1972. The golden jubilee year of Vairamuthu’s literary work would be celebrated throughout the year in several villages, states and countries. He was the only cinema lyricist in the country to win the national award seven times. He won the state’s award for the best lyricist six times, the CM said in a statement.