Vice-President visits Sowmya Narayana Perumal Temple in Sivaganga district; lays stone for construction of 140-ft VOC statue in Madurai

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Vice-President of India C.P. Radhakrishnan offering prayers astatine  Sri Sowmya Narayana Perumal Temple successful  Tirukoshtiyur adjacent   Tirupathur successful  Sivaganga territory  connected  Sunday.

Vice-President of India C.P. Radhakrishnan offering prayers astatine Sri Sowmya Narayana Perumal Temple successful Tirukoshtiyur adjacent Tirupathur successful Sivaganga territory connected Sunday.

Vice-President of India C.P. Radhakrishnan astatine  the ceremonial  to laic  instauration  chromatic  for the statue of state  combatant  V.O. Chidambaram successful  Madurai connected  Sunday.

Vice-President of India C.P. Radhakrishnan astatine the ceremonial to laic instauration chromatic for the statue of state combatant V.O. Chidambaram successful Madurai connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: R. ASHOK

Vice-President of India C.P. Radhakrishnan visited the celebrated Sri Sowmya Narayana Perumal Temple successful Tirukoshtiyur adjacent Tirupathur successful Sivaganga territory connected Sunday.

The Vice President, who arrived successful Madurai by a peculiar flight, boarded a chopper and reached Tirupathur helipad. Sivaganga Collector K. Porkodi, Lok Sabha MP Karti Chidambaram among others received the Vice-President.

Later, helium drove to the temple, wherever the caput priests accorded a invited and helium had a darshan. Special pujas were performed connected the occasion. BJP State president Nainar Nagenthran, territory president Pandithurai and a fewer others participated successful the pujas.

On February 6, ‘samprokshanam’ was performed to the temple and the historical value of the temple was explained to the Vice-President by the priests.

The Vice-President visited the Sivaganga Palace, wherever helium garlanded the statues of Sasivarna Thevar and Rani Velu Nachiyar.

He was received by the Samasthanam Trustee Madhuranthaki Nachiyar, Mahesh Durai and Senthil Thondaiman and others. After a little visit, Mr Radhakrishnan near for Madurai.

The Vice President laid the instauration chromatic for operation of 140-feet gangly V.O. Chidambaram statue successful Madurai successful the beingness of Union Minister L. Murugan, New Justice Party Founder A.C. Shanmugam, Mr. Nainar Nagenthran and others.

Later, helium boarded the peculiar craft from Madurai airport, wherever helium was seen disconnected by Minister KR Periakaruppan, Madurai Collector K.J. Praveen Kumar, Commissioner of Police J. Loganathan, Corporation Commissioner Chitra Vijayan and others, officials said.

Published - February 22, 2026 08:51 p.m. IST

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