Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday unveiled the seven-foot long statue of veteran playback singer TM Soundararajan near Muni Salai Junction in Madurai. TMS, a Carnatic musician and a playback singer in Tamil cinema for over six and a half decades, sang over 10,000 songs including devotional, semi-classical, Carnatic, classical and light music songs.  Speaking on the occasion, Stalin hailed his contribution to the field of music. The event was attended by State Minister’s Swaminathan, Murthy and EV Velu. Fans of TMS were present in large numbers.

Click the link to read obituary penned in Point Blank column by editor TR Jawahar when the veteran singer passed away in May, 2013.

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