Tiruvannamalai, July 18 -- Tamil Nadu Cabinet Minister Aadhav Arjuna on Saturday expressed concern over the prevalence of teenage pregnancies in parts of the state, describing the situation as "deeply distressing."

Addressing a gathering at the 26th Summer Festival held at Jawadhu Hills in Tiruvannamalai district, Arjuna stressed the importance of girls' education, saying that with proper educational opportunities, they could go on to hold positions of leadership, including that of the Chief Minister, as former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa had.

He said the government's foremost priority was to ensure quality education for girls and added that Chief Minister Joseph Vijay had asked him to convey this message directly to the p...