Chennai Central station renamed after MGR: Edappadi K Palaniswami thanks PM Modi

Chennai: Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for announcing that the iconic Chennai Central railway station would be renamed 'Puratchi Thalaivar Dr M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station'.

In a letter sent to the Prime Minister on Friday, Mr Palaniswami wrote, “On behalf of people of Tamil Nadu, I express my heartfelt thanks to you.”

He said that for the people of Tamil Nadu and to Tamils living across the world, Dr M.G. Ramachandran continued to be an inspirational figure who is always remembered for his qualities of magnanimity, generosity, commanding leadership and determination to fight for the legitimate rights of the states.

Dr Ramachandran was “a charismatic and popular Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu also remembered nationally and internationally for having launched several innovative welfare programmes which have become model to be emulated throughout the country, Mr Palaniswami said.

In view of his birth centenary, the state Cabinet had unanimously resolved on September 9, 2018, to recommend to the Centre to rename the Chennai Central station as 'Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station' to honour him.

Mr Palaniswami wrote to Mr Modi that his announcement during the public meeting held at Kancheepuram on March 6 regarding the renaming of the station was “a great honour and a befitting tribute to the great leader”.