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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin recounted the transformative legacy of the midday meal program, recalling that it was originally inaugurated with a modest municipal allocation of just one anna per student in Chennai. Stalin emphasized that this visionary nutritional intervention broke deep-rooted socioeconomic barriers, enabling two to three successive generations of marginalized children to attend school, acquire literacy, and attain dignified livelihoods.

The Chief Minister highlighted that the initiative pioneered by early Dravidian reformers recognized that poverty and malnutrition should never be allowed to extinguish a child right to learn. He observed that nutritional provision in schools not only boosted student enrolment and retention rates dramatically but also created inclusive social spaces where children of all communities sat together, fostering egalitarian values from childhood.

Stalin noted that subsequent administrations nurtured and expanded the scheme into a comprehensive statewide nutritional safety net. He affirmed that the current Dravidian model government continues this proud tradition by launching new initiatives such as the Chief Minister Breakfast Scheme in government primary schools. Concluding his remarks, Stalin asserted that public investments in child nutrition and education represent the most foundational guarantee of Tamil Nadu long-term human development and social progress.