MK statue unveiling by Sonia, public meeting, to be Oppn’s show of strength

A galaxy of National leaders, including former Congress President and Chairperson of Congress Parliamentary Party Sonia Gandhi, would ascend in the city on Sunday as part of building a secular front to take on the BJP-led NDA at the Centre.

The occasion is to unveil a life size bronze statue of late Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhi at the Party Headquarters ‘Anna Arivalayam’.

The statue would be unveiled by Ms Sonia Gandhi in the presence of DMK President M K Stalin, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, his Kerala and Puducherry counterparts Pinarayi Vijayan and V Narayanasamy respectively, Trinamool Congress Supremo Ms Mamata Banerjee, leaders of CPI, CPI(M), IUML, MMK and other parties.