Sivaji Ganesan statue unveiled

The Hindu : Tamil Nadu News : Sivaji Ganesan statue unveiled: Sunday, Feb 12, 2006

"The first ever statue of Tamil movie legend, late actor Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan, was unveiled on Saturday in Pondicherry by Chief Minister N. Rangasamy. The life-size bronze statue, made by sculptor Mani Nagappa and installed at a cost of Rs. 6 lakh, is the first of its kind in the world.

The actor's sons, G. Ramkumar and actor G. Prabhu, thanked the people and the Government of Pondicherry for their wonderful gesture. The secretary of the Nadigar Sangam, actor and M.P. Sarathkumar said work on the construction of the manimandapam commemorating Sivaji Ganesan in Chennai would be speeded up and would be ready within a year. A galaxy of stars, including Sathyaraj, Sibiraj, Radhika Sarathkumar, "Nizhalgal" Ravi, Kavithalaya Krishnan, Madanbob, Thyagu, M.S. Bhaskar and directors Santhanabharathi and Gajendran, were present on the occasion.

PCC president P. Shanmugam, Pondicherry Assembly Speaker M.D.R. Ramachandran, M.P. Ramadass, Minister Elumalai, MLAs Kamalakannan and Mary Theresa and Congress leader Kumari Anandan spoke on the occasion. "