Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, along with leaders of various political parties and tens of thousands of people from all walks of life, paid homage to freedom fighter Muthuramalinga Thevar on the occasion of his 55th g uru puja (death anniversary) at his memorial here on Monday.
Mr. Palaniswami, accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, Cabinet Ministers, Collector S. Natarajan and Superintendent of Police Omprakash Meena, paid his respects by placing a wreath at the freedom fighter’s samadhi (tomb). The Ministers who paid homage included Dindigul Srinivasan, Sellur K. Raju, R. Kamaraj, O.S. Manian, C. Vijaya Baskar, R.B. Udhayakumar, M. Manikandan and G. Baskaran.
The three-day
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A host of political party leaders, including Union Minister and BJP leader Pon. Radhakrishnan, DMK leader M.K. Stalin, sidelined AIADMK deputy general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran, TNCC president Su. Thirunavukkarasar, MDMK leader Vaiko, TMC leader G.K. Vasan, PMK leader G.K. Mani, Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam leader Sridhar Vandayar and All India MMK leader N. Sethuraman paid homage to Muthuramalinga Thevar.
Elected representatives including Ramanathapuram MP A. Anwar Raja, Sivaganga MP P.R. Senthilnathan, MLA S. Karunas and BJP National Secretary H. Raja were among the others who paid their respects to the freedom fighter.
Thousands thronged the memorial. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation operated additional buses from nearby villages. The district police made elaborate security arrangements, deploying 8,000 personnel and posting pickets at sensitive places and banned routes. At an official function in the evening, marking the 110th birth anniversary of the late leader, Forest Minister Dindigul Srinivasan unveiled the portrait of Thevar and distributed welfare assistance.
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