Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, turned 70 on 1 March 2023 with the DMK party cadres celebrating with great pomp and show.
He was greeted by senior leaders and elaborate arrangements were made at Arivalayam (party headquarter) in Chennai for cadres to meet and wish him. CM Stalin gave a sapling for all those who came to meet him.
In a hilarious but embarrassing moment for CM Stalin, a man walked in with a camel dressed in DMK’s flag and gifted it to him.
Zakir Shah, a DMK cadre from Tiruvannamalai had brought a 2 year old camel along with him to Chennai. The camel’s body was wrapped in DMK’s flag. As he entered through the hall, a few DMK cadres can be seen escorting Zakir Shah and the camel towards the CM. He was swiftly whisked down the stage.
#DMK party workers bring a "Camel" to the part headquarters as a gift for the 70th Birthday celebrations of Chief Minister #MKStalin pic.twitter.com/1PybnQgZoj
— Varshini Ramu (@VarshiniRamu) March 1, 2023
Apparently, Zakir Shah makes sure to gift a living animal to CM Stalin every year on the latter’s birthday.
Speaking to reporters, the DMK cadre said “It has been custom for me to gict my leader an animal every year on his birthday. First I gave a royal horse. Then we gave him a Jallikattu bull, goat, ‘Vastu’ fish, and pigeon. This time I am gifting something that nobody else in the world had given. I am giving this camel. It is 2 years old. All medical certificates have been obtained. There is no price for this animal.”
(With inputs from One India)
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