TN government to publish document on State’s contribution in freedom struggle
The Hindu
Chief Minister also announced an increase in the pension for freedom fighters from ₹17,000 to ₹18,000
The Tamil Nadu government will compile and publish a document detailing the contribution made by Tamil Nadu to the Indian Freedom struggle, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said. The document will be published in Tamil and English, he added. Delivering the Independence Day address at Fort St. George after inspecting the parade and hoisting the National Flag, Mr. Stalin said, while it was already 75 years since India won Independence, the fight for freedom had begun 150 years before and the land of Tamils played a major part in it. Following the celebrations at Fort St. George, Mr. Stalin inaugurated the pillar at at the junction of Sivananda Salai and Kamarajar Salai. Listing out many of the freedom fighters from Tamil Nadu, Mr. Stalin said that the pillar was built with the breath of these freedom fighters from Tamil Nadu. The pillar was built to commemorate the 75th Independence Day. The Chief Minister announced that the State government will celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaram in a grand manner.
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