T.N. Chief Minister Stalin visits library at University of Cologne in Germany

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, who is on an official visit to Germany, visited the library of the Tamil Department at the University of Cologne. In a social media post, Mr. Stalin said the library had a rare collection of Tamil literary works, which included some first editions.

He pointed out that his government contributed a sum of ₹1.25 crore to prevent the closure of the Tamil Department at the university. “The enthusiasm of Dr. Sven Wortmann, Mr. Sharon Nathan, Mrs. Daria Lambrecht over Tamil, shows that it [the contribution] has not been unfruitful,” he said.

Mr. Stalin added that his visit to the library in Cologne was a source of motivation for his government, which is setting up major libraries in Coimbatore and Tiruchi, following establishing ones in Chennai and Madurai.