Veteran CPI leader Subbiah remembered

: Assembly Speaker V Sabapathy led the Union Territory of Puducherry in paying homage at the statue of former Health Minister and veteran CPI leader V Subbiah on his 22nd death anniversary today.
Electricity Minister T Thiagarajan, legislators and volunteers of different wings of the ruling AINRC also garlanded the statue.
Workers of the Puducherry unit of CPI, led by commitee secretary R Viswnathan paid homage at the leader's statue.
Delegates of AITUC led by its secretary V S Abishegam also garlanded the statue.
Subbiah was CPI secretary here during the pre merger days. He founded a journal 'Swathanthiram' which was a mouthpiece of the party.

He became Health Minister in the DMK-CPI coalition ministry headed by M O H Farook in 1969 and was also Minister in the AIADMK CPI coalition Ministry in the wake of the polls in 1974.
He was mainly responsible for introduction of eight hour schedule for workers in 1930s. He is also known for his contributions for the welfare of agrararian and industrial workers.