{"id":29005,"date":"2026-07-01T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/gcc-councillor-moves-madras-high-court-against-tamil-nadu-cm-vijays-birthday-celebrations-in-schools\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T00:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:30:06","slug":"gcc-councillor-moves-madras-high-court-against-tamil-nadu-cm-vijays-birthday-celebrations-in-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/gcc-councillor-moves-madras-high-court-against-tamil-nadu-cm-vijays-birthday-celebrations-in-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"GCC councillor moves Madras High Court against Tamil Nadu CM Vijay&#8217;s birthday celebrations in schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132094761,imgsize-123113,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/1280720-2026-06-30t193206992.jpg\" alt=\"GCC councillor moves Madras High Court against Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's birthday celebrations in schools\" title=\".\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) councillor on Tuesday moved the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/madras-high-court\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Madras High Court<\/a> against the alleged use of educational institutions for the political glorification of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay. <!-- -->The petition questions the inclusion of school students in celebrations organised for the Chief Minister&#8217;s birthday on June 22.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The plea comes after a birthday event held at Sowthapuram Government Higher Secondary School in Namakkal district drew criticism over the treatment of students.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>According to an earlier report by TOI, &#8220;Thalapathi&#8221; Surya, deputy secretary of the Sowthapuram panchayat union, had announced that gold coins would be presented to Class 10 and Class 12 toppers as part of Vijay&#8217;s birthday celebrations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>However, the event allegedly caused inconvenience to students. A teacher, requesting anonymity, said students had to wait for more than an hour under the scorching sun, with many sitting on the ground because there was not enough space.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The controversy had surfaced just days after School Education Minister A Rajmohan warned party functionaries not to disturb students during school hours or shoot reels on school campuses. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/education\/news\/gcc-councillor-moves-madras-high-court-against-tamil-nadu-cm-vijays-birthday-celebrations-in-schools\/articleshow\/132094759.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) councillor on Tuesday moved the Madras High Court against the alleged use of educational institutions for the political glorification of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay. 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