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Gandhians welcome AIADMK vow to build freedom fighter s statue
By IANS |
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Tue, Mar 16 2021 23:36 IST |
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Chennai, March 16 : Gandhians and family of freedom fighter Sardar Vedaratnam Pillai, the hero of the Vedaranyam salt satyagraha and close associate of C. Rajagopalachari, are elated over the AIADMK election promise of installing his life-sized statue at Tamil Nadu s Nagapattanam.
Talking to IANS, Pillai s eldest grandson, A. Vedaratinam, said: This is a great moment. We had petitioned all the political parties to erect such a statute in memory of the great Sardar Vedaratnam Pillai who had fought for the nation s freedom along with the legendary C. Rajagoplachari. We welcome the announcement made by the AIADMK that it will erect a life-sized statue of Sardar.