100 freedom fighters honoured

Tirupur: An event to mark the centenary of Mahatma Gandhi relinquishing his modern attire to wear a dhoti forever was organized by Ramraj Cotton in Tirupur. At least 100 weavers and as many freedom fighters were honoured during the event titled ‘Dhoti 100’. A total of 100 saplings were also planted on the occasion. Later, dancers from Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai performed a dance drama on ‘Gandhiya Vazhiyil Ramraj’.
The event was inaugurated by K R Nagarajan, managing director of Ramraj Cotton.B K Krishnaraj Vanavarayar, chairman of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Coimbatore, released a book titled ‘Mahatmaavai Kondaduvom’ on the occasion by handing over the first copy to K Ramasamy, Roots group of companies. tnn