Stalin pays homage to Muthuramalinga Thevar

DMK president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin paid floral tributes to freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar at his statue in Madurai on Friday on the occasion of Thevar Jayanthi and Guru Pooja.
Stalin arrived in Madurai by flight from Chennai on Thursday night ahead of his visit to Pasumpon village in Ramanathapuram district. DMK functionaries and party workers welcomed him at Madurai airport. He later stayed at a hotel in Chinthamani.
On Friday morning, Stalin garlanded the statue of Muthuramalinga Thevar in Madurai and paid his respects.
Earlier, more than 10 AIADMK functionaries joined the DMK in the presence of Stalin. Those who joined included former AIADMK Tirupparankundram union secretary Nilaiyur Murugan and advocate Ramesh, an office-bearer of the party’s student wing.