T.N. CM Stalin inaugurates memorial for freedom fighter Maaveeran Pollan in Erode district

Internal preservation for Arunthathiyars introduced by the DMK authorities successful 2009 enabled students to prosecute higher acquisition and paved the mode for improvement of the full community, said Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin successful Erode territory connected Wednesday (November 26, 2025).

Mr. Stalin inaugurated a newly-constructed memorial hallway with a statue of freedom combatant Maaveeran Pollan astatine Jayaramapuram successful Modakkurichi taluk. The memorial, built astatine ₹4.90 crore, besides displays weapons utilized by Pollan, who served arsenic a commandant successful the service of Theeran Chinnamalai. The Chief Minister felicitated the heirs of the state combatant and distributed escaped house-site pattas to them. A documentary connected Pollan’s beingness and valour was besides screened connected the occasion.

Highlighting Pollan’s publication to the state movement, Mr. Stalin said helium was a trusted commandant of Theeran Chinnamalai and was changeable dormant by the British forces who were angered by his courage. “It is fitting that this Dravidian Model authorities has fulfilled the request for a memorial to honour his sacrifice,” helium added.

Tamil Nadu’s illustrious state fighters, Pulithevan, Veerapandiya Kattabomman, the Marudhu Brothers, Velu Nachiyar, and Pollan, had safeguarded the honour of Tamil onshore and language. Their legacy, helium said, continues to punctual aboriginal generations of the request to combat for societal justness and equality.

The Chief Minister referred to a report in The Hindu that highlighted the advancement made done interior preservation for Arunthathiyars. Engineering enrolments among Arunthathiyar students roseate from 193 successful 2009 to 3,944 this year, with 193 students enrolled successful aesculapian programmes successful 2023–24, helium noted.

Former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had resolved to enact interior preservation done legislation. “When his wellness declined and helium was hospitalised, helium instructed maine to correspond him successful the Assembly and guarantee the Bill was passed. It was an honour to present the Bill and lend to shaping this societal structure,” the Chief Minister said.

“True improvement lies successful inclusivity. The Dravidian Model ensures equality and opportunities for all,” helium said, expressing assurance that radical volition widen their enactment to the Dravidian Model 2.0 governance.