Epigrapher and author of ‘South India under the Cholas’ Y. Subbarayulu, S.N. Sikkandar of Welfare Party of India, advocate Arulmozhi, CPI State secretary R. Mutharasan, author Raj Gowthaman and Ezra. Sargunam honoured with awards ‘Semmozhi Gnayiru’ award, ‘Quaid-E-Millath Pirai’ award, ‘Periyar Oli’ award, ‘Marx Maamani’ award, ‘Ayotheethasar Adhavan’ award and ‘Kamarajar Kathir’ award, respectively