Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay felicitated top-performing students of Class 10 and 12 public examinations from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the first phase of an award ceremony held here on Wednesday.
According to an official announcement, the event was aimed at encouraging meritorious students and was held at the R K Convention Centre in Neelankarai, Chennai.
The first phase of the felicitation covered students from 30 Assembly constituencies spread across five districts: Ariyalur, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi, Tiruvannamalai and Villuppuram.
The event began at 11 am with students and their parents being admitted into the venue.
The main ceremony was scheduled for 2 pm, during which Chief Minister Vijay distributed certificates and financial incentives to the high-scoring students in the presence of their parents.
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