Tue Nov 19 18:58:03 UTC 2024: ## Modi Pays Tributes to Indira Gandhi on Birth Anniversary; Pongal Film Clash Looms

**NEW DELHI, INDIA** – Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 107th birth anniversary on Tuesday. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Modi simply stated, “Tributes to our former Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi Ji on her birth anniversary.” Indira Gandhi served as Prime Minister from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.

Meanwhile, in Tamil Nadu, excitement builds for the Pongal festival, as filmmakers prepare for a potential box office battle. Bala’s upcoming film *Vanangaan*, starring Arun Vijay, is confirmed for a Pongal release. Speculation is rife about a possible clash with Adhik Ravichandran’s *Good Bad Ugly*, starring Ajith Kumar. *Vanangaan* marks the second collaboration between director Bala and composer G.V. Prakash Kumar.

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