Commanding officer Captain Vishal Roy inspected the parade with guard of honour and for the first time, the parade was opened to the public, a release from INS Parundu said. At the district court here, Chief judicial magistrate Jayaraj unfurled the national flag. At the KIT & KIM Technical campus at Karaikudi, V. Ayyappan, Principal, hoisted the national flag. At Sri Raaja Raajan College of Engineering & Technology in Amaravathiputhur, A. Kumaravadivel, Principal hoisted the national flag and S. Rajendran, Dean addressed the students. At Sri Sarada Niketan College for women, S. Selvarani, Principal unfurled the national flag.

Source: The Hindu January 26, 2017 18:22 UTC