Tributes paid to Avvaiyar on International Women’s Day in Chennai
The Hindu
Governor, Minister, city Mayor and other officials celebrate occasion
Governor R.N. Ravi paid floral tributes to the statue and portrait of Avvaiyar at Raj Bhavan in the city on Tuesday on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
In another event, Minister for Social Welfare P. Geetha Jeevan, Minister for Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare N. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj paid floral tributes to Avvaiyar on Kamarajar Salai on behalf of the State government.
Greater Chennai Corporation Mayor R. Priya and Deputy Mayor Mahesh Kumar also paid floral tributes to Avvaiyar. Senior officials of the Tamil Development Department were also present.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.