- Former union minister Gingee N Ramachandran, senior journalist Maalan and poet Krishangini are among those chosen for awards instituted by Tamil Nadu government for 2019.
- The awards will be presented by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami at a function in Chennai.
- The awards carry Rs 1 lakh, a citation and a shawl. For the organisation which receives Thamizh Thaai award, Rs 5 lakh, a citation and a shawl will be given.
- The personalities who have been chosen for Chithirai Thirunaal awards for 2019 are: ThamizhThaai award (Chicago Tamil Sangam), Kabilar award (Poet Vetrialagan), UVeSa award (V Mahadevan), Kambar award ( Saraswathi Ramanathan), SollinSelvar award (Poet Kavidasan), Umaru Pulavar award (Liagat Ali Khan), GU Pope award (Maria Joseph Xavier), ElangoAdigal award (Poet G Thirugnanasambandam), Amma Literary award (Umayal Muthu), Singaravelar award (SK Subramanian), MaraimalaiAdigal award (P Muthukumaraswamy) and AyothiDasaPandithar award (Poet V Prabhakaran).
- Senior journalist Maalan alias V Narayanan, poet Krishangini alias Brinda Nagarajan, MarabinMainthanMuthaiah, S Mohammed Yusuf, KJ Masthan Ali, Siva Murugesan, N Kadikachalam, Murugudurai and A Mathivanan have been chosen for the best translator award for 2019.