Dream big, work hard, be kind and simple, Chief Minister Stalin tells BIM graduates

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on Monday urged students of Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM) to uphold values like honesty, trust, and responsibility, as they set out in their career path.

“Dream big, work hard, be kind and simple,” Mr. Stalin said, addressing the outgoing students, parents, and teachers on the 33rd Graduation Day of BIM at the Music Academy, Chennai. “The legacy of Bharathidasan Institute of Management is a reflection of virtues like knowledge, humanity, innovation, and social cause. You should carry forward this legacy as alumni of this institution,” he added.

Highlighting Tamil Nadu’s performance in higher education, as demonstrated by enrolment ratio and NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) rankings, Mr. Stalin said it was the Dravidian movement that ensured education for the oppressed communities. He credited former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi with laying the foundation by implementing several development schemes, tuition fee concession, and establishment of new universities and over a hundred colleges.

The current ‘Dravidian model’ government, he said, continued to provide stimulus to education with schemes such as Chief Minister’s breakfast scheme, stipend of ₹1,000 to college students under Tamil Pudhalvan and Puthumai Penn schemes, the Naan Muthalvan scheme, the Chief Minister’s Research Grant, and the model schools scheme.

The Chief Minister distributed medals and degrees to 161 of 197 outgoing students at the event.

Ravi Appasamy, Chairman, Board of Governors, BIM, said the institution, which was an academic partner of the government for the Chief Minister’s Fellowship programme, sought the government’s help in elevating BIM to a research centre and expanding its capacity.

P. Shankar, Higher Education Secretary, B. Bala Baskar, Member, Board of Governors, BIM, and S. Jaya Krishna, Controller of Examinations, BIM, participated.