Statues of Sarvajna in Tamil Nadu and Tiruvalluvar in Karnataka has been unveiled in August 2009 as a symbolic effort to bolster ties between the two Indian states, whose relationship has been strained by issues related to sharing of Kaveri water and Hogenakkal water supply power project.
Popular because of their alliterative structure and simplicity, they deal mainly with social, ethical and religious issues.
The work emphasizes non-violence and moral vegetarianism as virtues for an individual.
[1] Tirukkural is one of the literary works in the world translated the most number of times.
Tiruvalluvar statue has been unveiled in Ulsoor, Bengaluru in a small garden on the banks of Ulsoor Lake by the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on 9 August 2009 in the presence of the then Karnataka Chief Minister B. S.