Children’s Day 2026: Tamil Nadu CM Vijay launches distribution of cakes, greeting cards and sweet pongal to school students

Chennai Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Friday (November 13, 2026), inaugurated the State’s first-of-its-kind initiative of distribution of cakes, greeting cards and sweet pongal to students studying in government and government-aided schools as well as children attending anganwadi centres to mark Children’s Day, celebrated on November 14 every year. As many as 61,84,566 beneficiaries, comprising students, teachers and non-teaching staff of government and government-aided primary, middle, high and higher secondary schools, received the cakes at a total cost of ₹9.27 crore.

Sweet pongal was distributed to 11,11,022 children aged between two and six, who are receiving pre-school education at anganwadi centres across the State. An official press release said Mr. Vijay visited the Chennai Middle School in his Assembly constituency of Perambur and distributed cakes and greeting cards to 537 students (from LKG to Class VIII), and sweet pongal to 40 children attending anganwadi centres functioning within the premises.

He also interacted with the students and the staff.