<p class="title">Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami Monday inaugurated a memorial for political doyen from the state and former CM, the late K Kamaraj, coinciding with the latter's 117th birth anniversary.</p>.<p class="title">The memorial has been built on 12 acres at the entry point of Virudhunagar on Madurai-Tirunelveli National Highway, an official release said. Kamaraj, credited with revolutionising education in the state by ushering in the popular mid-day meal scheme to attract children to schools, hailed from Virudhunagar.</p>.<p class="title">Palaniswami inaugurated the memorial via video-conferencing from here, it said. The highlights of memorial include a life-size statue of Kamaraj embracing children and a 50ft. flame, it said.</p>.<p class="title">Though a Congressman, Kamaraj is highly respected across party lines for his contribution to various sectors in the state as chief minister, including in the area of education.</p>
<p class="title">Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami Monday inaugurated a memorial for political doyen from the state and former CM, the late K Kamaraj, coinciding with the latter's 117th birth anniversary.</p>.<p class="title">The memorial has been built on 12 acres at the entry point of Virudhunagar on Madurai-Tirunelveli National Highway, an official release said. Kamaraj, credited with revolutionising education in the state by ushering in the popular mid-day meal scheme to attract children to schools, hailed from Virudhunagar.</p>.<p class="title">Palaniswami inaugurated the memorial via video-conferencing from here, it said. The highlights of memorial include a life-size statue of Kamaraj embracing children and a 50ft. flame, it said.</p>.<p class="title">Though a Congressman, Kamaraj is highly respected across party lines for his contribution to various sectors in the state as chief minister, including in the area of education.</p>