A rally was taken out by school students on Friday to promote communal harmony and foster national integration.
The rally was organised by the Department of Tourism as part of National Integration and Communal Harmony Fortnight observed from August 20 to mark former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary. The celebrations conclude on Saturday.
According to the organisers, the rally began near the East Tower of the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple and concluded at the King Tirumalai Naick Palace. Around 500 students from 14 schools in the city took part in the rally.
The Heritage Walk route, used to promote tourism in the city, was adopted as the route for this rally also. It passed through historic sites such as Pudhu Mandapam, Vitttavasal, Nagara Mandapam, the two temple cars, the historic Vilakkuthoon police station, the Vilakkuthoon itself and finally concluded at the Mahal.
Collector U. Sagayam flagged off the rally. K. Sridevi, Chief Educational Officer, Sarva Sikshya Abhiyan; R. Swaminathan, District Educational Officer (DEO), Madurai educational district; K.Pasumpon, Assistant Director, Department of Tamil Development; and K. Dharmaraj, District Tourist Officer, among others took part in the rally.
