AIADMK headquarters to be named after MGR
The Hindu
Party lines up golden jubilee events
The AIADMK headquarters on Avvai Shanmugam Salai at Royapettah will be named after party founder and former Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran. It will hereafter be called ‘Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Maaligai’.
In a release issued on Friday, AIADMK coordinator O. Panneerselvam and co-coordinator Edappadi K. Palaniswami made a host of announcements as part of the party’s golden jubilee celebration. Among them was the conduct of oratory, essay-writing, poetry and sports contests. Prizes would be instituted and named after E.V. Ramasamy, C.N. Annadurai, MGR and Jayalalithaa. They would be presented to writers, speakers, poets and artistes.
A logo would be released and golden badges would be presented. A compilation of important events in the party’s history would be brought out in the print as well as visual formats. The party’s authorised speakers, artistes, the biographers of MGR and Jayalalithaa and senior members of the MGR Mandram would be felicitated.