00:00But let's move on now, talk about news from Tamil Nadu,
00:03where we saw Chief Minister Vijay with little talapathis, if you will, this Children's Day.
00:09Tamil Nadu Chief Minister turned up at a school in Kolatur.
00:12That's not a coincidence, spending the day with his youngest fans.
00:16From sharing smiles and distributing goodies to sitting down for a meal with their children,
00:20these are some of those viral images from the celebration.
00:46Tamil Nadu witnessed its first Children's Day celebrations under Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Friday.
00:53From personally distributing cakes and greeting cards,
00:56to spending time with school children, in Kolatur,
01:00the Chief Minister made sure the day was special for the little ones.
01:11Cakes were distributed to over 61.84 lakh students across the state.
01:17Chief Minister Vijay also penned his wishes on drawings by students.
01:21But the celebrations were not just about gifts and greetings.
01:28Chief Minister inspected the school kitchen and checked the food supplies,
01:31to ensure children were being served hygienic and nutritious meals.
01:40And while Vijay had surprises for the children,
01:43the little ones had something for him too.
01:46From handwritten letters to their heartfelt messages,
01:49children made sure that the Chief Minister took home a few special memories.
01:57State Ministers Basi Anand and Adhavarjuna also joined the celebrations.
02:07Minister Adhavarjuna has come inside this classroom wishing the students here for Happy Children's Day.
02:13He's there distributing cake and greeting card and a chocolate.
02:17It's quite gleeful, the kind of atmosphere that we're witnessing here.
02:21He's come inside to personally give a sweet box hamper,
02:25some sort of a hamper on the occasion of Children's Day.
02:28It's tomorrow actually, but today is Friday and tomorrow is the school holiday
02:31and therefore it's early Children's Day here in Tamil Nadu.
02:35What do you do?
02:37What do you do?
02:38Chocolate and biscuit and cake and card and pouch.
02:46What did you do?
02:47You did chocolate and cake and chocolate?
02:49Yes, you can eat it.
02:52What do you do?
02:56You do.
02:57You do.
02:57You do.
02:58Chocolate, biscuit, cake, pouch.
03:06For children, it's often the little moments, the smiles, the hugs and the memories that
03:12make a day truly special.
03:14And Vijay did that for them.
03:17With Anaga Keshav, Bureau Report, India Today.
