Trichy: Even as speculation has been going around that the Trichy International Airport may be renamed after the late former President A P J Abdul Kalam, PMK founder S Ramadoss on Sunday asked the state government to name it after Perumpidugu Mutharaiyar, a king who ruled parts of South India with Thanjavur as its capital.
Contending that it has been a long-pending demand from the people in the region, Ramadoss said it was unfortunate that the chief minister J Jayalalithaa had deliberately ignored the demands. Speaking to the media at the airport, he urged the state government to pass a resolution in the assembly and to pressurise the Union government to rename Trichy airport after Perumpidugu Mutharaiyar.
Some see the PMK leader's demands as politically motivated, as Mutharaiyar or Muthuraja is a prominent Backward Caste in the delta region and the party has been trying hard to gain their support. It is noteworthy that members of the community have been given party positions in the delta region.
28/09/15 Times of India
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Contending that it has been a long-pending demand from the people in the region, Ramadoss said it was unfortunate that the chief minister J Jayalalithaa had deliberately ignored the demands. Speaking to the media at the airport, he urged the state government to pass a resolution in the assembly and to pressurise the Union government to rename Trichy airport after Perumpidugu Mutharaiyar.
Some see the PMK leader's demands as politically motivated, as Mutharaiyar or Muthuraja is a prominent Backward Caste in the delta region and the party has been trying hard to gain their support. It is noteworthy that members of the community have been given party positions in the delta region.
28/09/15 Times of India
