Marudhupandiar brothers remembered, guru puja held in Sivaganga, Madurai

Madurai: Leaders of many parties paid their respects to freedom fighters Marudhupandiar brothers on their 220th guru puja at their memorial in Sivaganga district as well as their statues near Teppakulam in Madurai on Sunday.

Sivaganga district collector Madhusudhan Reddy hoisted the national flag at their memorial in Thirupathur on Sunday after descendants from the families of the legendary brothers performed their rituals. Ministers K R Periyakaruppan, K K S S R Ramachandran, Thangam Thennarasu and P Moorthy paid their respects on behalf of DMK while former ministers Dindigul C Srinivasan, Sellur K Raju and R B Udhayakumar among others paid their tributes on behalf of the AIADMK. Members of the AMMK also garlanded the statues and paid tributes.

Tight security arrangements were made in Sivaganga in view of the function with 1,200 police personnel deployed on the route and at Thirupathur in view of the guru puja. The statues of the two heroes near Teppakulam were also garlanded by members of the political parties and the public.