The state-run hostels for disadvantaged school and college students will henceforth be officially known as 'Social Justice Hostels,' Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced on Monday. 

He said the change has been undertaken to promote DMK government's foundational principle of social justice and inclusion, aiming to eliminate any form of discrimination, including those based on gender or caste. The CM reiterated that all state government programmes are especially designed to align with this ambitious objective.

In a statement released in Chennai, the Chief Minister said, "School and college hostels for students being operated by various departments across Tamil Nadu will henceforth be called 'social justice hostels.' There won't be any sort of discrimination."