55 ஆண்டுகள் பொதுவாழ்வை பொதுவுடைமை இயக்கத்துக்காக அர்ப்பணித்து, உழைக்கும் வர்க்கத்தின் உரிமைகாக்கப் போராடிய தோழர் ப.மாணிக்கம் அவர்களின் நூற்றாண்டு...

Participating in the centenary celebrations of veteran communist leader Comrade P. Manickam in Madurai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin paid glowing tribute to an extraordinary public life spanning fifty-five years dedicated entirely to the communist movement and working-class emancipation. Stalin recalled Manickam's legendary role in organizing agricultural laborers, textile mill workers, and transport employees, highlighting his fearless sacrifices in defending democratic rights against exploitation and authoritarian intimidation.

The Chief Minister emphasized the deep historical kinship and ideological alignment between the Dravidian and Communist movements in Tamil Nadu. Both progressive traditions emerged to liberate the downtrodden, dismantling caste oppression and economic subjugation through persistent grassroots mobilization. Stalin noted that stalwarts like Manickam laid the ethical foundation for the broad progressive secular alliance that currently protects constitutional values, social justice, and federalism across the state and country.

Stalin urged contemporary youth and political workers to study the biographical histories of working-class freedom fighters. He declared that preserving hard-won trade union rights, labor protections, and social equity requires relentless vigilance against capitalist overreach and reactionary political forces trying to undermine democratic unity.