Pondy CM pays tributes to Subbiah on his birthday

Chief Minister V Narayanasamy paid floral tributes at the statue of former Health Minister and veteran CPI leader V Subbiah, on the occasion of his 106th birth anniversary today.
Welfare Minister M Kandasamy, Agriculture Minister R Kamalakannan, Special representative of Puducherry in New Delhi, A John Kumar, the former Minister from Kerala and member of CPI's Central Committee,Binoy Viswam and the Secretary of Puducherry unit of theCPI,R Viswanathan were among those who garlanded the statue.
Subbiah was a veteran labour leader and was among the leaders ofthe liberation movement in Puducherry.
He founded the party's mouthpiece 'Swathanthiram' (Independence) and spearheaded the labour movement in 1930s to bring in eight hour work schedule in industrial and other establishments here.

The CPI leader bequeathed his house in the heart of the town through a will to Puducherry government and a centre for promotion of art, culture and research is housed in the building.