Puducherry, Dec. 29 -- Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan unveiled a statue of revolutionary Tamil poetSubramania Bharathiyar and also inaugurated the Senior Secondary Block of Petit Seminaire CBSE Schoolduring his maiden visit to the union Territory of Puducherry tlday.
The Vice-President unveiled the statue of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar at the Bharatiyar Memorialin Puducherry and paid rich tributes to the legendary poet who awakened a nation with fearless words,revolutionary ideas, and boundless love for Tamil and Bharat.
He also paid floral tributes to a portrait of the poet.
Expressing deep pleasure, the Vice-President said it was a matter of great pride to unveil the statue ofBharathiyar on the very soil where the Mahakavi live...