India News | Stalin Unveils Statue of VP Singh in Chennai

Chennai, Nov 27 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday unveiled a statue of former Prime Minister VP Singh here.

A life-sized statue has been installed on the Presidency College premises here.

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Stalin unveiled the statue of the late Singh along with Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.

Singh's family members were present on the occasion.

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Later, Stalin, Yadav and others paid floral tributes to a portrait of Singh.

Stalin had in April announced that the Tamil Nadu government would install a statue for Singh, then recalling that the former PM had implemented the 27 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes in Central government jobs based on the recommendation of the B P Mandal Commission.

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