Special postal cover on Mahatma Gandhi released in TN town

Special postal cover on Mahatma Gandhi released in TN town Nagapattinam (TN), July 29 (PYI) A special cancellation postal cover commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was released Monday at nearby Tarangambadi, one of the places visited by him soon after his return from South Africa in 1915. The cover under the theme "Sharing the joy of suffering" was released by Poster Master General of Tiruchirappalli Region Sumathi Ravichandran.

The official said the cancellation cover was being released to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Gandhiji, being celebrated this year, and Tarangambai was chosen as the Father of the Nation had visited the town and nearby places soon after his return from South Africa in 1915. The Postal department will conduct similar special events till October 2 this year in various other places in Tamil Nadu, including Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Coimbatore and Tirupur, visited by Gandhi.

Director of Postal services Thomas Lourd Raj, Director of National Gandhi Museum in New Delhi A Annamalai and other officials participated in the event at Tarangambadi, a former Danish settlement..