Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah, AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa and DMK President M Karunanidhi today extended their May Day greetings.
"A nation's economy is said to progress only when the industries flourish. Labour and Capital should join hands to promote make in India and make it reach the nations across the globe," Governor Rosiah said in a Raj Bhavan statement.
The rights of the working community should be upheld, he said while wishing them happiness, peace, progress and prosperity.
Jayalalithaa said that the labour community by its hardwork were contributing for the development of their homes and the country.
She recalled famous verses from one of the songs of matinee idol and her party founder, the Late MG Ramachandran, to highlight that the world survived due to the hardwork of workers and that therefore it belonged to them.
In a statement, DMK chief Karunanidhi recalled the various pro-labour measures implemented by his party in government at various points of time, including declaring May 1 as a holiday in 1967 by the CN Annadurai-led government.
Other measures included a seperate Labour Ministry and Labour Welfare Board among others at different points of time, he added.
TNCC President EVKS Elangovan, PMK founder S Ramadoss and Communist Party of India or CPI state secretary R Mutharasan also extended their May Day greetings.
"A nation's economy is said to progress only when the industries flourish. Labour and Capital should join hands to promote make in India and make it reach the nations across the globe," Governor Rosiah said in a Raj Bhavan statement.
The rights of the working community should be upheld, he said while wishing them happiness, peace, progress and prosperity.
Jayalalithaa said that the labour community by its hardwork were contributing for the development of their homes and the country.
She recalled famous verses from one of the songs of matinee idol and her party founder, the Late MG Ramachandran, to highlight that the world survived due to the hardwork of workers and that therefore it belonged to them.
In a statement, DMK chief Karunanidhi recalled the various pro-labour measures implemented by his party in government at various points of time, including declaring May 1 as a holiday in 1967 by the CN Annadurai-led government.
Other measures included a seperate Labour Ministry and Labour Welfare Board among others at different points of time, he added.
TNCC President EVKS Elangovan, PMK founder S Ramadoss and Communist Party of India or CPI state secretary R Mutharasan also extended their May Day greetings.
COMMENTS
Advertisement
PM Modi's "Remember Jayalalithaa" Jibe At DMK In BJP's Solo Tamil Nadu Fight DMK Spreading False Propaganda For 50 Years, Says Nirmala Sitharaman "I Am For People": AIADMK Releases AI-Generated Voice Clip Of Jayalalithaa BJP Wins Delhi Civic Body Panel Poll After AAP, Congress Stay Away UP Class 2 Boy "Sacrificed" For School's "Success", Director, Staff Arrested Jagan Reddy Cancels Tirupati Temple Visit Amid Row Over Animal Fat In Laddoos Health Ministry Invites Applications For International Fellowship Programme 60 Survivors Accuse Ex-Harrods Owner Mohamed Al-Fayed Of Sex Abuse: Lawyers On Camera, Vulgar Dancing, Drunken Celebration At Government School In Bihar Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.