Pongal holiday is optional now from compulsory list of holidays:
The central government on January 9 removed the Pongal holidays from compulsory list of holidays to optional holidays . Pongal is a Tamil harvest festival. Thai Pongal is a four-day festival which according to the Gregorian calendar is normally celebrated from January 14 to January 16. This corresponds to the last day of the Tamil month Maargazhi to the third day of the Tamil month Thai. People earlier availed a compulsory off on the occasion of Pongal. However, from now on, it would be considered as a optional holiday. Optional holidays basically mean only the people related to the particular festival could avail an off or a holiday on that day.
Public reactions on social media:
No surprise on central gov announce about #pongalholiday soon ban pongal ban jallikattu and ban's tamil culture and people #wedojalikattu
— ramvenba (@ramvenba) January 9, 2017
Tamil Soliders Hav Died 4 the Country
Tamils Win Medals 4 National HonourOnly To Knw that the Nation Does Not Honour Them#PongalHoliday
— ψ (@theunitedindex) January 9, 2017
https://twitter.com/vikixlr8/status/818504878255378432?lang=en
Requesting Shri @narendramodi ji to #LiftBan On #Jallikattu & Make #PongalHoliday Mandatory Again….
Requesting On Tamil People's Behalf
— ψ (@theunitedindex) January 9, 2017
What the hell is happenening.. dont make us fight for freedom. Feeling ashamed to myself an indian😣😣 #Pongal2017 #pongalholiday #jallikattu
— இளங்கோ முருகேசன் (@elango__M) January 9, 2017
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