Madurai, Oct. 30 -- The 119th birth anniversary of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar and the 64th Guru Pooja are being observed across Tamil Nadu on Friday, with several political leaders paying floral tributes at his statues and memorials.

DMK chief and former Chief Minister MK Stalin paid homage to Thevar's statue at Goripalayam in Madurai on Friday.

Tamil Nadu Minister for Law and Energy Resources R Nirmal Kumar also paid floral tributes to Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar's statue at Goripalayam on behalf of the state government.

After paying his respects, Nirmal Kumar proceeded to Theppakulam, accompanied by party cadres, where he garlanded the statue of the Marutha Pandiar brothers. Party workers raised slogans hailing the Marutha Pan...