Summary:
Chennai, Sep 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed the contributions of freedom fighter V O Chidambaranar on his 150th birth anniversary while the Tamil Nadu government observed the day as a state event with Chief Minister M K Stalin and leaders cutting across party lines honouring the state"s icon of the freedom movement.
Modi tweeted: "Remembering the visionary V O Chidambaram Pillai on his Jayanti.
He made pioneering contributions to our freedom movement.
He also envisioned a self-reliant India and made key efforts towards it, especially in the ports and shipping sectors.
We are deeply inspired by him." Stalin garlanded a decorated portrait of VOC, abutting a statue of the leader and paid floral tributes, followed by state Ministers including M P Saminathan, K N Nehru, MPs and MLAs.
Chidambaranar"s life-size statue, which was decked with garlands and flowers for the anniversary is in the Chennai Port premises.