India, July 7 -- Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Monday announced that the state government-run school and college hostels would be called 'social justice hostels'.

"School and college hostels for students being operated by various departments across Tamil Nadu will henceforth be called 'social justice hostels'," Stalin said.

He reiterated that there would not be discrimination of any kind, including based on one's gender or caste, under the DMK government in Tamil Nadu. "There won't be any sort of discrimination," the CM said.

On the renaming of the hostels, Stalin said that the DMK was based on the principle of social justice and inclusion, adding that his government's programmes were all oriented towards these ideals.

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