Bengaluru Marks Thiruvalluvar Day with Floral Tribute by Health Minister-Dinesh Gundu Rao

Bengaluru: On the occasion of Thiruvalluvar Day, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao offered floral tributes to the statue of the great Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar, located on the banks of Halasuru Lake and paid his respects.

The statue of the renowned poet Thiruvalluvar in Bengaluru stands near Halasuru Lake. It was installed in 2009 by the then Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa and was jointly inaugurated along with the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi. The statue is maintained by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).

Thiruvalluvar Day is observed every year on January 16. On this day, not only Tamilians but also Tamil and Kannada organisations that revere Thiruvalluvar come together to honour him by garlanding the statue.

In this context, on behalf of the Karnataka government, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao visited the site today along with a large gathering and paid tribute to Thiruvalluvar by offering a floral garland. Former Mayor Sampath Kumar, former corporator Anand Kumar and T.K.Damodharan, Byappanahalli Ramesh, Sampath, Rajasekhar, and several others were also present on the occasion.