Summary:
But lyricist Vairamuthu who spoke later told the audience that the Chief Minister greeting the participants did not have selfish motive. Hence, there was no selfish motive behind the gesture. Knowing well that most of the audience were from Tamil Nadu, he greeted the writers just out of courtesy. However, it seems that the increase in participation of writers from outside the UT had not gone down well with a section of local writers. Only 30% of the participants were from Puducherry and the rest were from Tamil Nadu..