NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, NOV 27
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday unveiled a statue of former Prime Minister VP Singh here. A life-sized statue of Singh has been installed on the Presidency College premises in Chennai.
Stalin unveiled the statue of the late Singh along with Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Singh’s family members were present on the occasion.
On this momentous day, I had the privilege of unveiling the statue of former Prime Minister and a towering icon of #SocialJustice, Thiru #VPSingh. His life stands as a testament to the enduring words of VP Singh himself, who once remarked, "There is no last day in the calendar of… pic.twitter.com/K0gLbVinob
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) November 27, 2023
- Tamil Nadu installs statue for implementing recommendations of Mandal Commission
- Stalin had in April announced that the Tamil Nadu government would install a statue for Singh
Later, Stalin, Yadav and others paid floral tributes to a portrait of Singh.
Stalin had in April announced that the Tamil Nadu government would install a statue for Singh, then recalling that the former PM had implemented the 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes in Central government jobs based on the recommendation of the Mandal Commission.