The DMK government in Tamil Nadu had announced that Tamil Nadu’s tableau would be part of the Republic Day celebrations and would be taken across the state. A video has now surfaced, showing the poor or rather lack of planning in showcasing the tableau.
In the video, the tableau can be seen stuck on the arterial Anna Salai because of its height, and is not able to pass through the route board. Vehicles were stuck in traffic jam caused because of the tableau getting stuck. Those in charge of the tableau then climb on top and cut off the sword of Dheeran Chinnamalai’s statue, in order to ensure that entire tableau passes through the board. The statue is basically destroyed, for it to pass through. For the rest of the procession, Dheeran Chinnamalai’s statue goes on without a sword.
Recently, the DMK and its sympathizers in the media have been creating a fuss that Central government ‘rejected’ Tamil Nadu’s tableau from being part of the Republic Day Parade.
A clarification was issued by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh that tableaus are selected by an expert committee through a rigorous selection process and also pointed out that Tamil Nadu’s tableau was part of the parade in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
Despite the clarification, the DMK has been playing politics over the matter with CM Stalin announcing that the allegedly ‘rejected’ tableau would be part of the Republic Day celebration in Tamil Nadu and also be taken across Tamil Nadu.
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