Tableau with freedom fighters welcomed in style
The Hindu
A tableau with the freedom fighters who had sacrificed their lives during the Independence struggle got a boisterous welcome on the border of Madurai district.Scores of people lined up on both sides o
A tableau with the freedom fighters who had sacrificed their lives during the Independence struggle got a boisterous welcome on the border of Madurai district.
Scores of people lined up on both sides of the Tiruchi-Madurai fourway highway at Soorapatti village near Kottampatti on Friday afternoon.Amidst playing of the traditional nagaswaram, the men and women received the tableau by showering flower petals.
Minister for Commercial Taxes P. Moorthi, Collector S. Aneesh Sekhar and Superintendent of Police V. Baskaran paid their respects to the freedom fighters.Among the freedom fighters depicted in the tableau are Marudhu Brothers, Velu Nachiyar, her general Kuyili, Veerapandia Kattabomman and his general Veeran Sundaralingam, Ondiveeran, Poolithevan, Maveeran Azhagumuthu Kone.
Committee seeks free housing and other government benefits for Shillekyata nomadic fishing community
The Karavali Vruttinirata Aemarigala (Shillekyata) Hkkugala Udupi District Committee on Tuesday urged the district administration to provide various government facilities, including housing, to members of the Shillekyata nomadic fishing community.