In view of the upcoming birth anniversary of S.P. Adithanar, the founder of Tamil daily Dhina Thanthi, on September 27, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday instructed authorities to speed up work to construct a pedestal for installing the statue in Egmore before September 20.
The statue is presently in the custody of the Thanthi Group in view of the ongoing beautification work at the site. While the pedestal for the statue would be completed by September 20, the beautification of the traffic island would be completed by December this year, Mr. Palaniswami said.
