Minister KN Nehru garlanding the statue of Perarasar Perampidugu Mutharaiyar in Tiruchi on Tuesday. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
State ministers, leaders of various political parties and members of various organizations peacefully celebrated the 1,348th birth anniversary of ‘Perarasar Perumpidugu Mutharaiyar’ on Tuesday by garlanding the emperor’s statue here.
Municipal Administration Minister KN Nehru, Environment Minister Siva V. Meynathan, School Education Minister Anil Mahesh Poyyamozhi and Tiruchi District Magistrate M. Pradeep Kumar, on behalf of the state government, garlanded and paid tributes to Perumpidugu Muthaiyar’s statue at Othakadai.
Members of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, AIADMK, Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Bharatiya Janata Party besides members of Tamil Nadu Muthaiyar Munnetra Sangam and Tamizhar Desam Katchi and a large number of people from Tiruchi and other districts garlanded the statue and paid tributes.
Police sources said elaborate security arrangements were made in connection with the event to maintain order, enhance vigil and regulate vehicular movement in the city. Police personnel from other districts were also deployed as a precautionary measure. Buses going through Othakdai were diverted. Sources said the jubilee celebrations passed off peacefully.