HISTORY Hands over awards Mr. Stalin handed over the Avvaiyar Award for 2023 to Tamil scholar Kamalam Chinnasamy. The award includes a cheque for Rs.1 lakh, an eight-gram gold medal and a citation. He also presented the Girl Child Award to M. Ilampirai of Salem district to her innovative project aiming at avoiding loss of lives due to accidents in lifts. Mr. Stalin also presented the Best District Collector Award to Tiruvallur Collector Alby John Varghese for improving the sex ratio.
