Floral tributes paid to Periyar, MGR

Tiruchirapalli, Dec 24 (UNI) Floral tributes were paid to Tamil Rationalist leader and Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) founder, Periyar E V Ramasamy, on his 33rd death anniversary here today.

A large number of DMK volunteers, led by senior DMK Leader and State Transport Minister K N Nehru and State Forest Minister N Selvaraj, garlanded the Periyar statue near the central bus stand.

Similarly, the activists of Periyar DK, led by its District President K Rajendran garlanded the statue, to mark the occasion.

Meanwhile, floral tributes were also paid to the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Founder of AIADMK, M G Ramachandran, popularly known as MGR, on his 19th death anniversary.

The AIADMK volunteers, led by Party's Urban District Secretary K C Paramasivam garlanded MGR statue at Cantonment area this noon. A large number of MGR fans also paid homage to the statue. At several places in the city, colourful portraits of MGR were displayed on the roadside by his supporters as a mark of respect to the Dravidan leader.

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