To Placate Disgruntled Thevars, EPS Seeks Bharat Ratna For Community Leader
In a significant political move aimed at consolidating support among the Thevar community, AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami or EPS has demanded Bharat Ratna - the highest Indian civilian award -- for freedom fighter and community icon Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar.
Speaking at Aathoor in Dindigul district, a Thevar stronghold, on Sunday, EPS also urged the Union government to name the Madurai Airport after Thevar, assuring that the AIADMK would "take up these demands with the Centre and do everything required to fulfil them".
