❖ Tamil Nadu govt announced that statues of various leaders and personalities across the state.

❖ Rani Velu Nachiyar statue will set up inside the Gandhi Mandapam campus in Chennai.

❖ Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, archaeologist instrumental in excavations of Harappa and Mohanjodaro sites of Indus Valley Civilisation, Sir. John Hubert Marshall, will be erected in Chennai at a cost of Rs. 50 lakhs.

❖ Besides statues will be erected for Marudhu Brothers in Sivaganga district.

❖ Bartholomew Siegen baulk has brought the printing press to Tamil Nadu (Tranquebar or Tarangambadi) in 1713 and printed the Tamil translation of the ‘Holy Bible’ (New Testament).

❖ An auditorium will be built bearing his name in Tamil Nadu and a statue will be built for G.D. Naidu in Coimbatore at a cost of Rs. 50 lakhs.

❖ Former President Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan will have his statue erected in Tiruttani in Tiruvallur district.

❖ Freedom Fighter Vai. Nadimuthupillai statue will be erected in Pattukottai in Thanjavur district.

❖ A statue of C. Muthusami, who was a part of Cauvery Meetpu Kuzhu, fought for farmers’ rights and was Karur MLA in Karur.