95-ft Periyar statue, TN’s tallest, to come up in Trichy

A 95-foot-tall statue of social reformer Periyar E V Ramasamy and a slew of educational and entertaining facilities such as library, research centre and wax museum are slated to come up on 27 acres at Siruganur on the outskirts of Trichy city. Periyar self-respect propaganda institute (Periyar trust) will soon initiate construction work on the Rs 100-crore edutainment facility along the Trichy-Chennai national highway.

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