Chennai: President Ram Nath Kovind is set to unveil the portrait of former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, on the occasion of the centenary celebration of the Tamilnadu Assembly, today evening. Kovind will be in Tamilnadu from 2 to 6 August.
The President will visit the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington on 4 August and address the Student Officers of the 77th Staff Course, said the statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Today evening, Kovind will unveil the portrait of five-time Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, who led the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for nearly half a century, in the presence of Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister M K Stalin, son of the former CM.
This is the first time in four decades that a portrait of an eminent figure of the State is getting unveiled by the President. In August 1977, then President N Sanjeeva Reddi had unveiled the portrait of former Chief Minister K Kamaraj.
As many as 5,000 police personnel, including commandos, have been deployed and a five-tier security cover put in place for Kovind.
The Assembly hall and the State Secretariat, both in Fort St George, the Raj Bhavan, and the airport have been brought under the five-tier security cover.
Led by Chennai police commissioner Shankar Jiwal, 5,000 personnel, including those from commando unit, are on duty for Kovind”s visit. Precautionary measures and appropriate security arrangements are in place in all the routes that would be used by the President during his visit here, a police release said.
Earlier, Jiwal chaired a meet of senior police officials to review security arrangements and advised them on measures to be followed in view of Kovind’s visit.
On Monday night, Kovind would stay at the Raj Bhavan here and leave for the Nilgiris District on Tuesday. He would stay at the Raj Bhavan there and leave for Delhi on 6 August.