The initiative for this was taken by BJP MP Tarun Vijay, known for his penchant for Tamil.
Speaking to reporters here today, Vijay said he will launch a rally from Kanyakumari on June 18 in connection with this initiative. The statue will leave for Haridwar from here by train.
The statue was sculpted by a fifth generation sculptor at Namakkal, L M P Kumaresan, who said that his team of seven members worked round the clock and completed it in 20 days.
Vijay had been promoting Tirukkural, a classic Tamil sangam literature comprising 1,330 couplets or Kurals authored by Thiruvalluvar.
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