Thevar Jayanthi

Additionally, the fact that his date of birth and death lie close to each other has been interpreted as a sign of supernatural powers.

On 19 October 1994, then Chief Minister Jayalalithaa installed a life-size bronze statue of Thevar at the Nandanam junction facing the arterial Anna Salai in Chennai.

[7] When AIADMK general secretary and Tamil Nadu Opposition leader Jayalalithaa paid respects at the Thevar memorial during Gurupooja on 30 October 2010, many from Pasumpon requested her to gift a gold armour for the statue.

On 9 February 2014, the 13-kg gold armour was donated by then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa for adorning the 3.5-feet-tall statue of Thevar.

The CPI(ML) Liberation has charged that the Tamil Nadu government should stop sponsoring Thevar Jayanthi celebrations, claiming that the event is utilized by casteist forces.

Garlanding Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar's statue in Madurai during the 2007 Thevar Jayanthi centenary