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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin unveiled a historic commemorative stone inscription at the Greater Chennai Corporation Special School for Children with Muscular Dystrophy located on Model School Road in Thousand Lights, Chennai. Stalin highlighted that the site holds immense historical significance as the pioneering cradle where the midday meal scheme was first conceived and implemented during the Justice Party era.

The Chief Minister reflected on the profound legacy of Thousand Lights, which had nurtured milestone social welfare initiatives that fundamentally reshaped Tamil Nadu educational trajectory. He remarked that unveiling the commemorative plaque serves to honour the visionary reformers whose forward-looking policies recognized that eliminating childhood hunger is an indispensable prerequisite for universal classroom literacy.

Stalin pointed out that from its humble origins in municipal classrooms, the noon meal concept has evolved into comprehensive nutritional programs supporting millions of school children statewide. He affirmed that preserving this heritage inspires contemporary governance under the Dravidian model, which continually expands educational infrastructure, nutritional support, and inclusive classrooms. Stalin concluded by reiterating that the state government will perpetually honour and carry forward the egalitarian principles that laid the foundation for modern educational democracy in Tamil Nadu.