Birth anniversary of Dalit icon Srinivasan observed
Chennai, Jul 7 : The birth anniversary of Dalit icon and Mahatma
Gandhi's close aide 'Rettamalai' Srinivasan was today observed as an
official function. This followed an order issued by Chief Minister J
Jayalalithaa yesterday that his birth anniversary today would be
celebrated as a government function.
As per her directive, State Ministers paid floral tributes by
garlanding the statue of the dalit icon at the Gandhi Mandapm premises
at Adyar. Among those who garlanded the statue included, Finance
Minister O Panneerselvam, Agriculture Minister K A Sengottaiyan,
Electricity Minister Natham R Viswanathan, Adi Dravidar and Tribals
Minister N Subramanian and others.
Mr Srinivasan, who had faced the evils of untouchability during his
school days, was instrumental in the Father of the Nation putting his
signature in Tamil as 'Mo Ka Gandhi' (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in
Tamil), according to an official release. Srinivasan, who strove for
the rights of the Adi dravidars, had also worked as a translator in a
South African Court when Gandhi was practicing there as an advocate,
it added.
Leaders of various political parties also paid tribute to Srinivasan.
- Agencies
Jul 07, 2011
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