CM MK Stalin unveils books on literary works of freedom fighter V O Chidambaram

CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin on Thursday unveiled books on freedom fighter V O Chidambaram's literary works at the Secretariat to mark the beginning of the year-long celebration of his 150th birth anniversary.
The first volume of the compendium of VOC's works and the second volume of VOC's speech on 'Thirukkural' were published by Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation (TNTBESC).One of the 14 announcements of the CM in the assembly was that unpublished literary works and books of VOC would be brought out at a nominal cost.
As a first step towards it, the TNTBESC compiled VOC's speech on a wide range of topics on various occasions and published it as books. Education minister Anbil Mahesh, chairman of TNTBESC Dindigul I Leoni, chief secretary V Irai Anbu, TNTBESC managing director D Manikandan and several other senior officials participated in the unveiling of the books.
Minister for health Ma Subramanian and minister for HR&CE P K Sekar Babu paid floral tribute to the portrait of VOC at Harbour main gate to mark his death anniversary on Thursday as "Day of Sacrifice". Chairman of Chennai Port Trust Sunil Paliwal was also present on the occasion.
Leaders of various political parties have also paid tribute to the freedom fighter including Leader of opposition party and joint coordinator of AIADMK Edappadi K Palaniswami and leaders of the Congress and communist parties. AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran took to social media to recount VOC's unparalleled contribution and sacrifice for the freedom of the nation.