 "Panneerselvam")
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has hoisted the national flag for the first time on the 68th Republic day of India at the Marina beach in Chennai.
On Thursday, Panneerselvam raised the tricolour as Tamil Nadu Governor (in-charge) C Vidyasagar Rao was in Mumbai on Republic Day. Rao holding full charge of Maharashtra, could not make himself available here.
He became the first Chief Minister to host the national flag on the Republic day. On the Republic Day the Governor of the state hosts the flag, while on the independence day the Chief Minister does the same.
The Chief Minister also paid
