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- A resolution to celebrate a day known as "Thiruvalluvar Day" for him by all Tamils was passed on 17 January 1935 by Kali Sivakannuswami Pillai and Padmashri V. Suppaya.
- The first Thiruvalluvar Day was celebrated on May 17 and 18, 1935 in Chennai Pachaiappan College in the presence of Maraimalai Adigal, T.P. Meenakshisundaram and Thiru. V. Kalyanasundaram.
- In the present time, it is usually observed either on January 15 or 16 in Tamil Nadu and is a part of Pongal celebrations.
- Thiruvalluvar year, also known as the Valluvar year, is an officially recognized Tamil calendar system for use in Tamil Nadu.
- When comparing it with the widely used Gregorian calendar, Thiruvalluvar year will have an additional 31 years.
- For instance, the year 2019 in Gregorian calendar way is 2050 in the Thiruvalluvar year.
- In 1971, Thiruvalluvar Year was released in the Tamil Gazette by M. Karunanidhi's DMK governmentand came into existence in 1972.
- At the Madurai World Tamil Conference in 1981, the then Chief Minister, M. G. Ramachandran, issued a formal order for official use of the same in all government documents.
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