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Trichy: On the occasion of actor-turned politician M G Ramachandran’s 102nd birth anniversary, on Thursday, several spots in the city displaying the portraits of MGR played the philosophical songs from his movies. Political parties such as AIADMK and AMMK paid floral tributes for the former chief minister’s statue on Bharathidasan Road on Thursday. The common public said that playing MGRs philosophical songs and displaying his portraits for children and youngsters to get to know about the leader is the tribute they offer for the former chief minister. “Whenever we feel low, listening to MGR’s songs helps in boosting the self-confidence and to carry out the work in spirit,” said S Kaliappan, a resident of East Boulevard road.As MGR’s songs played in speakers marks the occasion be it the leader’s birth anniversary or death anniversary, speakers were on high demand even in suburban parts of the city. “Not only politicians, even working class people rented the speakers and availed our decoration service to pay tribute for the former chief minister MGR,” Mumoorthy added.Apart from the portraits of MGR placed by political parties to commemorate the birth anniversary of AIADMK’s founder, even the autorickshaw stands, TNSTC bus depots, and low-income group localities were seen playing the songs from MGR’s movies throughout the day..