Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin unveils a statue of Karl Marx on the Government Museum complex in Egmore on February 6, 2026
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, on Friday (February 6, 2026), unveiled a full-length statue of foundational Communist ideologue, Karl Marx, at the Government Museum complex in Egmore, Chennai.
Mr. Stalin unveiled the statue in the presence of a host of personalities, including CPI(M) State secretary P. Shanmugam, CPI State secretary M. Veerapandian, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) founder Thol. Thirumavalavan, MDMK chief Vaiko, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president K. Selvaperunthagai, senior CPI(M) leader G. Ramakrishnan, Director of THG Publishing Private Ltd. N. Ram, and DMK Lok Sabha MP T.R. Baalu.
The newly installed Karl Marx statue
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R. Ragu
Ministers Ma. Subramanian, P.K. Sekarbabu, and E.V. Velu also participated.
Mr. Stalin, on April 2 last year, announced that the State government would install a statue of Karl Marx in the city.
Chief Minister and eminent personalities at the unveiling of the Karl marx statue
| Photo Credit:
R. Ragu
Published – February 06, 2026 11:38 am IST
