Pasumpon, Oct 30:
The 119th birth anniversary of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar and the 64th Guru Pooja were observed across Tamil Nadu on Friday, with the Vice-President, Governor, ministers and leaders of various political parties paying floral tributes.
Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan visited the Thevar memorial at Pasumpon in Ramanathapuram district and paid his respects. Governor Rajendra Arlekar also paid homage at the memorial.
Ministers paid tribute on behalf of the Tamil Nadu Government. They garlanded Thevarās statue at Goripalayam in Madurai before proceeding to Pasumpon to offer floral tributes at the memorial.
DMK president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin paid homage at Thevarās statue at Goripalayam in Madurai. He also paid tribute to the Maruthu Pandiyar brothers at Theppakulam.
The annual observance began with spiritual ceremonies on October 28, followed by political events on October 29 and the government function on Friday. Thousands of people gathered at Pasumpon to pay their respects. Elaborate security arrangements were made across the southern districts for the occasion.