Chennai, Jan 26 (PTI) The 72nd Republic Day was celebrated in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday with Governor Banwarilal Purohit unfurling the tricolour at the Marina here.

Chief Minister K Palaniswami gave away medals, including for gallantry and communal harmony to various recipients.

Colourful cultural programmes depicting India's diversity were performed at the event while a few floats were also taken out to mark the day.PTI SA SS

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)