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"They also became Kings of Sivagangai and later were executed by the East India Company.

Marudhupandiyar brothers (known as Maruthu brothers) offered protection to Queen Velu Nachiyar and helped her to win the war against the East India Company and win back Sivagangai. "She is hailed as 'Veeramangai' a brave woman," the Chief Minister explained in the letter. She was the queen of Sivagangai region from 1780 to 1790 and blew up an ammunition storage of East India Company by arranging a suicide attack. She was the first Indian queen to wage a war with the East India Company in India. The rear of the tableau was designed to showcase a statue of Rani Velu Nachiyar riding a horse with a sword in hand and with women soldiers. The poet was held in high esteem by Mahatma Gandhi also. VOC was charged with sedition by the British Government and sentenced to imprisonment," Stalin said.Īlso, the design had Subramania Bharathi, popularly known as Maha Kavi Bharathiar who kindled patriotism in the minds of the people with his fiery patriotic songs and writings during the Indian Independence movement. "The design had V O Chidambaranar (VOC), the famous freedom fighter who founded the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1906 during Indian Independence movement to compete against the British. In the first meeting, the expert committee expressed satisfaction about Tamil Nadu's theme which depicted freedom fighters of Tamil Nadu during the British Raj at the front and during the East India company's period at the rear of the tableau, he said.

The State representatives appeared before the expert committee for tableaux selection thrice. Stating that this was a "matter of grave concern to Tamil Nadu and its people," he sought the PM's "urgent intervention to arrange to include the tableau of Tamil Nadu" that will showcase the freedom fighters of Tamil Nadu in the Republic Day parade 2022 in New Delhi.Įxpressing "disappointment" to know that Tamil Nadu has been deprived of the opportunity to participate in the ensuing Republic Day parade on January 26 in New Delhi, he said the Defence Ministry had proposed "India 75 – Freedom Struggle, Ideas 75, Achievements 75, Actions 75, & Resolve 75" as the theme of the tableaux for Republic Day Parade, 2022.Īccordingly, Tamil Nadu submitted sketches choosing the theme "Tamil Nadu in the Freedom Struggle" depicting the renowned freedom fighters from Tamil Nadu. "I am given to understand that Tamil Nadu was not called for the fourth round of meeting and it was informed that Tamil Nadu has been left out while shortlisting," Stalin claimed in the letter addressed to the Prime Minister, a copy of which was made available to the media here. "That the expert committee chooses to ignore and reject all the seven designs shown to it as per the modifications suggested by its members is unacceptable," the Chief Minister said.