Ramanathapuram: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin on Thursday said he is "waiting to back AIADMK's recommendation" to confer Bharat Ratna on freedom fighter Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar.
CM Stalin was responding to a question at a press conference held after he paid tributes to Thevar's memorial in Pasumpon on the 63rd guru pooja and 118th jayanthi, being observed on Thursday. Leader of Opposition in the state assembly and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswamy, after paying tribute to Thevar in Pasumpon, said he has sent a letter to the Union home minister Amit Shah on behalf of AIADMK, recommending Bharat Ratna to Thevar.
CM Stalin was responding to a question at a press conference held after he paid tributes to Thevar's memorial in Pasumpon on the 63rd guru pooja and 118th jayanthi, being observed on Thursday. Leader of Opposition in the state assembly and AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswamy, after paying tribute to Thevar in Pasumpon, said he has sent a letter to the Union home minister Amit Shah on behalf of AIADMK, recommending Bharat Ratna to Thevar.
( Originally published on Oct 30, 2025 )
