On Martyrs' Day, the Tamil Nadu Suthanthira Poratta Veerargal Varisugal Nala Sangam paid tribute to freedom fighters in Chennai. Over 60 members gathered at Jivana Jyoti on the ICSA premises in Egmore. They honored portraits of many freedom fighters and journalists, including Kasturi Ranga Iyengar, former Editor and Managing Director of The Hindu. Others remembered were V.O. Chidambaram, Subramania Siva, Tiruppur Kumaran, and Thiru. Vi. Kalyanasundaram. The association also felicitated the heirs of these freedom fighters in a respectful ceremony.