Fencing of MGR statue under way
The Hindu
The statue of AIADMK founder and late Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran that was found damaged recently in the city is now being fenced.The right wrist portion of the leader’s statue made of cement an
The statue of AIADMK founder and late Chief Minister M. G. Ramachandran that was found damaged recently in the city is now being fenced. The right wrist portion of the leader’s statue made of cement and installed over two decades ago at Marakkadai area was found damaged prompting the AIADMK members to immediately lodge a complaint with the Gandhi Market police station alleging the hand of anti-social elements behind the incident. However, District Collector S. Divyadarshini put to rest speculations of vandalism over the damage caused to the statue by stating that the hand of the statue broke when the cloth covering it was removed after the election model code of conduct was lifted. The Collector made it clear that it was not an act of vandalism and added that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had ordered prompt rectification of the damage.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.