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Statues at Chennai's Marina Beach get golden makeover
Due to a rise in bird droppings on the statues, they were painted golden at a cost of Rs 20.75 lakh, as reported by Thanthi TV.
CHENNAI: Statues of erstwhile stalwarts at the Marina Beach in Chennai were recently sprayed with gold paint. They were painted in black earlier.
Due to a rise in bird droppings on the statues, they were painted golden at a cost of Rs 20.75 lakh, as reported by Thanthi TV.
The beach has statues of poets Bharathiyar, Bharathidasan, and Thiruvalluvar, Tamil scholar G U Pope, as well as freedom fighters like Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose, and Kannagi, a key figure of Tamil lore, apart from the Labour statue.
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