The people have already refused to accept this initiative and have thwarted the DMK government's attempt to change what has long been the celebration of the tamil New Year on the first of tamil month Chithirai.

Tamil Nadu bjp spokesperson has criticized the DMK for not trying to impose its position on the tamil New Year issue among the people by considering it as the government's position.

In the year 2008, then chief minister m. karunanidhi changed the law from the first day of the tamil New Year to the first day of January. 

Karunanidhi took this decision citing tamil sources and sources that the tamil New Year should be celebrated on the first day of January. 

Accordingly, the tamil New Year was first officially celebrated on behalf of the government until 2011. But jayalalithaa vehemently opposed Karunanidhi's decision.

After the change of government in 2011, jayalalithaa announced that she would repeal the Pundit Act to pacify public sentiment for Karunanidhi's self-promotion.

In this situation, the ration bag for the gift package with 21 items was announced for the pongal festival on behalf of the government of tamil Nadu has been released on social media. 

In it, the chief minister said pongal greetings and tamil New Year greetings. The ration bag was also stamped with the name of the government of tamil Nadu in the name of Stalin. 

Following this, the question has arisen in everyone's mind as to whether the tamil New Year has been shifted back to the first date of January. 

While the DMK government has not officially announced anything about the tamil New Year, AIADMK and bjp have been criticizing it on social media. 

With the DMK regime in charge, unofficial information is coming out that the first date of january is to be declared as the tamil New Year. If the tamil Nadu government has such a plan, it is highly reprehensible.

It is good that the DMK government is abandoning unnecessary stubbornness and focusing on repairing the damage caused by rains and floods, as there is no cure for stubbornness.

The people have already refused to accept this initiative and have thwarted the DMK government's attempt to change what has long been the celebration of the New Year on the first of Chithirai.