Chennai, Sept. 19 -- Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Saturday participated in the International Coastal Cleanup Day 2026 programme at Marina Beach in Chennai as part of the Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar 5.0 campaign, calling for cleanliness to become a regular habit rather than an activity limited to special occasions.

Speaking at the event, Arlekar said maintaining cleanliness should be a part of everyday life and stressed the need for people to take responsibility for keeping their surroundings clean.

"It is very unfortunate that we have to come here for cleaning. It should have been our habit to clean the beach, our atmosphere, all our belongings. That should have been our habit. But we have to observe the day today...