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Valluvar Kottam inaugurated

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Valluvar Kottam inaugurated
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The Valluvar Kottam memorial to the poet Thiruvalluvar, begun under the DMK government, was inaugurated in Madras during President's rule.

Valluvar Kottam is a monument in Madras dedicated to the classical Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar, author of the Tirukkural. Designed by V. Ganapati Sthapati, it includes a stone temple chariot and an auditorium with the couplets of the Tirukkural inscribed. Construction was undertaken during the Karunanidhi government. It was inaugurated in April 1976 by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, after the DMK government had been dismissed.

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