*Monument sought for Rajaraja at his burial place * Special Correspondent
CHENNAI: As the State is celebrating the millennium year of the Thanjavur Big Temple, a plea has been made in the Madras High Court for the construction of a monument for king Rajaraja at his burial place at Udayalur in Thanjavur district.
Justice K. Suguna, before whom the matter came up for hearing, adjourned it for a week on a request from the advocate representing the State government.
A petition filed by Chozhar Peravai said it was a shame to all Tamil speaking people that till date no memorial had been built to express “our respect to the great soul” that constructed the Big Temple.
President of the Peravai K. Alagiri said according to historian and archaeologist Sethuraman, Rajaraja was buried in Udayalur. Many other archaeologists have confirmed it.
“In the stone inscription in the temple at Udayalur it has been written that a Rajaraja cholan temple was there. Therefore, there are chances that a temple or memorial would haven built at the burial place of the king. The stones and other monuments present around the village also belonged to Rajaraja's period,” he said.
He alleged that the Archaeology department failed to take effective measures to trace and erect a monument in the burial place of Raja Raja.
Mr. Alagiri said as per the information secured by him under Right to Information Act (RTI) evidence of Rajaraja's rule was found in Udayalur near Pazhayarai during investigation. He said it was the duty of the Archaeological department and the State government to take measures to trace and erect a monument at the burial place of Rajaraja.
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