Lord MGR bridges political divide in Tiruvallur

Chennai | Saturday | 30th March, 2019

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Some party workers have been observing a 41-day ‘vritha’ after wearing bead garland for the smooth victory of their candidate. One day, his wife Shanthi had a dream in which MGR walked into their house and rested a while on the sofa. Candidates and cadres come and pray for their victory,” said Kalaivanan, a newspaper distributor.The management committee members of the temple are particular about choosing songs and cut-outs of MGR. A chair that MGR used at his house in Ramapuram is also kept close to the wall.For Kalaivanan, there is a reason for building the temple. “We don’t play love songs, we rather use songs that can provide people insight about life,” said a member..