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Tributes paid to veteran CPI leader

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Puducherry: Chief Minister N. Rangasamy and his cabinet colleagues paid floral tributes at the statue of former Health Minister of Puducherry and veteran Communist party of India (CPI) leader V Subbiah at Nellithope junction here on the occasion of birth anniversary celebrations of the leader on Wednesday.

Assembly Speaker R. Radhakrishnan, convener of the Puducherry State unit of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) R.V. Janakiraman, chairperson of the Puducherry Municipal Council B. Sridevi, parliamentary party leader of the Pattali Makkal Katchi M. Ramadoss, secretary of the Puducherry unit of the Communist Party of India N. Kalainathan, and party legislator R.Viswanathan were among those who garlanded the statue of Subbiah. He was a staunch labour leader and his sustained agitations for welfare of workers in 1930s led to the promulgation of 8-hour work schedule.

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