Chief Minister garlanded the statue of Ambedkar at the Bharathi Park opposite the Assembly premises here. Speaker V Sabapathy, Welfare Minister P.Rajavelu, Electricity Minister T.Thiagarajan, Local Administration minister N G Panneerselvam, Deputy Speaker T P R Selvam, legislators, officials and delegates of various organisations were among those who paid homage at the statue.
A delegation of opposition Congress led by its president A Namassivayam MLA and comprising functionaries of PCC paid tributes at the statue.Representatives of various organisations, political parties and outfits championing the cause of the downtrodden paid homage at the statue.