Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday announced the constitution of a committee to formulate a State Education Policy for Tamil Nadu.
It will be headed by the former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, D. Murugesan, and comprises a broad spectrum of experts in academics, sports and music.
The other members are Jawaharnesan, former vice-chancellor, Saveetha University (deemed); Ramanujam, former professor of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences; Sultan Ahmed Ismail and Rama Srinivasan, members, Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission; Aruna Ratnam, former education officer, UNICEF; writer S. Ramakrishnan; world chess champion Viswanathan Anand; musician T.M. Krishna; educationist Tulasidas; author and educationist R. Madasamy; R. Balu, headmaster of a government panchayat union middle school at Kichaankuppam in Nagapattinam district; and Jayashree Damodharan of Agaram Foundation.