[1][3] The construction of the Valluvar Kottam was conceived and executed by the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi during the 1970s.

[4] The hallmark of the monument is the 39-meter-high (128 feet) stone car, a replica of the famed temple chariot of Thiruvarur.

[4] The chariot is made of around 3000 blocks of granite stone from Tiruvannamalai[3] and weighs 2,700 tonnes.

[5] The bottom portion of the chariot features bas relief sculptures depicting all the 133 chapters of the Kural text.

[4] The monument is maintained by the memorial section of the information and public relations department of the state government.