The Union Government has agreed to release a commemorative coin to mark the birth centenary celebrations of AIADMK Founder and late Chief Minister M G Ramachandran, popularly called as 'MGR'.
Conveying the information, AIADMK rebel leader and former Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam said based on his request to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi the Union Finance Ministry had promised to issue a commemorative coin.
Panneerselvam in his recent letter to Modi, said it would be a fitting tribute to a great leader, who was eternally embedded in the hearts of the people of the State, to issue a commemorative coin and a special postal stamp.
(Published 26 July 2017, 09:26 IST)