A statue of former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at Anna Park in Salem in Tamil Nadu.
| Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN
The DMK government on Sunday said that a total of 63 statues of eminent personalities and leaders had been installed, and 11 manimandapams had been constructed in Tamil Nadu since it assumed office in May 2021.
The installation of the statues of 28 other personalities, and the construction of 12 manimandapams were under way, it added.
During the 10 years of the erstwhile AIADMK regime, statues were installed for only 25 personalities, an official press release said.
It recalled that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin took part in the celebrations marking the completion of 25 years of the 133-foot statue of late Tamil saint-poet Tiruvalluvar in Kanniyakumari in December last year.
List of statues
The statues of Mahatma Gandhi, former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, B.R. Ambedkar, Navalar Nedunchezhiyan, K. Anbazhagan, Colonel John Pennycuick, Ki. Rajanarayanan, Allala Ilaya Nayakar, Veera Pandiya Kattabomman, Marudhu Brothers, V.O. Chidambaram, Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar, Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy, T.M. Soundararajan, P. Subbarayan, Rabindranath Tagore, former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, and Anjalai Ammal had been installed, the press release said.
The statues of Rao Bahadur Cruz Fernandes, V.P. Singh, Iyothee Thass Pandithar, Veeramamunivar, Namakkal Kavignar, Perumpidugu Mutharaiyar, Sir A.T. Pannirselvam, M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, Irattaimalai Srinivasan, Annal Thango, Veeran Sundaralingam, Venni Kaladi, Kuyili, Thali Palayakkarar Malaiandi Vengidupathi Ethalappa Naicker, Ayya Eswaran, Valukku Veli Ambalam, 21 social justice activists in Vazhudhareddi in Villupuram district, former Minister A. Govindasamy, and Sir John Hubert Marshal had also been installed, the press release added.
Published – June 30, 2025 12:31 am IST
