Chennai: A life-size statue of former prime minister VP Singh will soon be installed in Chennai, Chief Minister MK Stalin announced in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday.
Stalin sticks to DMK’s theme of social justice addressed VP Singh as a “guardian of social justice”, and said that the proposed statue would “honor his contribution to the social justice movement” and “express respect, love and gratitude for the Tamil society towards him”.
one in Video Posted by DMK MLA and party’s IT wing secretary TRB Raja, VP Singh’s granddaughters Adrija and Richa Manjari Singh were seen thanking CM Stalin for the initiative.
“We are very pleased with this announcement. We, as a family, feel excited that our grandfather’s work is being recognized,” said Adrija. “The statue is a tribute to the love and support that the people of Tamil Nadu have always shown to my grandfather,” Richa said.
Meanwhile, Stalin – who remarked in the assembly that Singh looked upon Tamil Nadu as his own – also said, “The former prime minister espoused Periyar’s principles of self-respect.”
With regional political players ending their attacks on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) issues Like the alleged misuse of central agencies to target opposition leaders, the DMK has chosen the theme of ‘social justice’ to garner support ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Earlier this month, the DMK brought together leaders of 19 opposition parties ‘Social Justice’ Conference Where Stalin accused the BJP of blatant discrimination on the basis of who voted for the party and who did not. during his birthday bash Last month, Stalin had termed the idea of forming a Third Front as “futile”, while asserting that like-minded parties should unite to take on the BJP in the general elections next year.
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‘Jai Amar Rahe VP Singh’
Stalin, speaking in the Assembly on Thursday, described Singh’s role in the implementation of the Mandal Commission’s recommendation of 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in central government jobs. He also recalled how DMK chief and then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had passed a resolution in the Assembly thanking Singh and the National Front government for the move.
“He (Singh) was not from a backward community by birth, yet he ensured that the 27 per cent quota is implemented at the national level,” Stalin said.
Singh’s decision to implement the recommendation of the Mandal Commission was one of the Cause Why was he the PM for just 11 months and 8 days – from 2 December 1989 to 10 November 1990. Singh’s National Front government lost a no-confidence vote in parliament after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrew its support on the issue.
Stalin also said that Singh was instrumental in the formation of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, and that it was because of him that the terminal of the Chennai International Airport was named after former chief minister late CN Annadurai and the terminal of the Chennai Domestic Airport was named after the former Chief Minister. Named after the Chief Minister. Late K. Kamaraj.
The DMK chief lauded Singh’s dedication to public life, saying the former prime minister took to the streets to protest for people’s rights while he was undergoing dialysis. The Chief Minister said, “May the glory of VP Singh remain immortal.”
(Editing by Amritansh Arora)
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