Rich tributes paid to Anna on his 109th birth anniversary

Floral tributes were paid to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravidian stalwart C N Annadurai on the occasion of his 109th birth anniversary here on Friday.

migrator|16 Sept 2017 12:09 AM IST

Rich tributes paid to Anna on his 109th birth anniversary

DMK Working President MK Stalin paying floral tributes to the statue of Annadurai in Chennai

Chennai

Floral tributes were paid to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravidian stalwart C N Annadurai on the occasion of his 109th birth anniversary here on Friday. Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, Ministers and MLAs paid floral tributes to a decorated portrait of the late leader. They also garlanded the statute of Anna on the arterial Anna Salai. MGR-Amma Deepa leader and the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa also paid her tributes. Leaders of various political parties, including DMK Working President M K Stalin, DMDK Founder Vijayakanth also paid floral tributes and garlanded the statue of Anna across the state.

Heavy cadre turnout as Dinakaran garlands Annadurai’s statue in Chennai

The heavy turnout of party cadre which brought traffic to a standstill on Anna Salai when TTV Dinakaran arrived to garland the statue of former chief minister CN Annadurai surprised many onlookers on Friday.

When all claim that he has no support among party cadre, how did so many turn up, wondered everyone. When former chief ministers MGR and Jayalalithaa did the honours, all four roads leading from the statue would be covered by a sea of faces and a roar would go up when the VIPS waved to the crowd.

However, many of those who had attended the function were later seen walking around the Secretariat. This surprised the media persons. When questioned, they said they were from the southern districts and had come to attend the Anna statue garlanding function.

Asked about this, an AIADMK MP said, “Why will people not come if you give them a fair amount? I am sure they have all been paid well.”

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Rich tributes paid to Anna on his 109th birth anniversary

Floral tributes were paid to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravidian stalwart C N Annadurai on the occasion of his 109th birth anniversary here on Friday.

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