Tamil Nadu govt announced that statues of various leaders and personalities across the state.
Rani Velu Nachiyar statue will set up inside the Gandhi Mandapam campus in Chennai.
Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, archaeologist instrumental in excavations of Harappa and Mohanjodaro sites of Indus Valley Civilisation, Sir. John Hubert Marshall, will be erected in Chennai at a cost of Rs. 50 lakhs.
Besides statues will be erected for Marudhu Brothers in Sivaganga district.
Bartholomew Siegen baulk has brought the printing press to Tamil Nadu (Tranquebar or Tarangambadi) in 1713 and printed the Tamil translation of the ‘Holy Bible’ (New Testament).
An auditorium will be built bearing his name in Tamil Nadu and a statue will be built for G.D. Naidu in Coimbatore at a cost of Rs. 50 lakhs.
Former President Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan will have his statue erected in Tiruttani in Tiruvallur district.
Freedom Fighter Vai. Nadimuthupillai statue will be erected in Pattukottai in Thanjavur district.
A statue of C. Muthusami, who was a part of Cauvery Meetpu Kuzhu, fought for farmers’ rights and was Karur MLA in Karur.