CHENNAI: Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday paid rich tributes to freedom fighter and national icon Muthuramalinga Thevar on his 118th birth anniversary and 63rd Guru Puja, observed as a festival across the state.
Arriving from Madurai in a military helicopter, Vice President Radhakrishnan visited Pasumpon village in Ramanathapuram district, where he garlanded Thevar's statue and offered floral tributes.
Senior BJP leaders, including State president Nainar Nagenthran and national executive member H. Raja, accompanied him during the ceremony.