Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu: Chief Minister Stalin And Akhilesh Yadav Unveil Statue Of Former PM VP Singh In Chennai
Chief Minister Stalin and Akhilesh Yadav unveiling the statue of VP Singh (CMO Tamil Nadu/Twitter)
Chief Minister MK Stalin, accompanied by former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, today (27 November) unveiled a statue of former Prime Minister VP Singh at the Presidency College in Chennai.
Singh's family members were also present on the occasion.
The announcement about the statue was made in April.
Chief Minister Stalin had then said that the government would honour Singh for his decision to implement the Mandal Commission report to provide reservation to OBCs and that his father M Karunanidhi and Singh shared a good relationship as the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) had supported him during difficult times.
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