Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K Stalin on Thursday announced in the Legislative Assembly that a ‘Mani Mandapam’ (memorial) would be constructed in Villupuram for 21 persons who fell to police firing during the struggle demanding separate reservation for Vanniyars in the 1980s.
In a suo motu statement, he said it was a promise made by him during the Vikravandi by-election held in 2019. The cost of the project will be ₹4 crore.
