Thiruvananthapuram : President Pranab Mukherjee today unveiled a bronze statue of former Kerala Chief Minister Late K Karunakaram at the Kanakakunnu Palace Grounds in Thiruvananthapuram.
President Pranab, while remembering his four-decade long acquaintance with the Congress leader, called Karunakaran a leader with a rare combination of being an outstanding politician as well as an administrator.
"If Kerala today is seen as a model state in several spheres, Karunakaran's role in ensuring the same has been no less," he said.
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, remembering the contribution of Karunakaran to the state, said that there would have been no better person that the President himself to have unveiled this statue.
However, a Supreme Court order in January states that henceforth, the State (Kerala) government would not grant any permission for statue or construction of any structure at public places, (on) roads or (at) any place of public utility. This order shall also apply to all other States and Union Territories.
President Pranab, while remembering his four-decade long acquaintance with the Congress leader, called Karunakaran a leader with a rare combination of being an outstanding politician as well as an administrator.
"If Kerala today is seen as a model state in several spheres, Karunakaran's role in ensuring the same has been no less," he said.
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, remembering the contribution of Karunakaran to the state, said that there would have been no better person that the President himself to have unveiled this statue.
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However, a Supreme Court order in January states that henceforth, the State (Kerala) government would not grant any permission for statue or construction of any structure at public places, (on) roads or (at) any place of public utility. This order shall also apply to all other States and Union Territories.
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