Thanthai Sivaraj And Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium In Chennai.

Thanthai Sivaraj inaugurated the 'People Stadium' ( Today's Nehru Stadium) in Chennai.

As a Mayor of Madras (1945-1946), Thanthai Sivaraj was instrumental in bringing the 'People Stadium' in Madras. It was built and inaugurated in 1946. After the demolition of 'People Stadium', the new stadium was built in 1993. Later it was named after Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru in 1993 by Ms. Jayalalitha. The stadium earlier hosted cricket Test matches between 1956 and 1965. The highest opening partnership -- Pankaj Roy and Vinoo Mankad's 413 against New Zealand was recorded here in Chennai in 1956. It remained the world record till 2008.

Ambeth.,

Dharmapuri,

Tamil Nadu.

Jai Bheem...!!!

Also Read:

* Thanthai N. Sivaraj -- National Level Leader Who Worked for the Scheduled Classes of India.

* 'Jai Bheem' ( English Weekly ) and Thanthai N. Sivaraj.