Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan released a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II (Suvaran Maran) at the Vice President’s Enclave in New Delhi on Sunday.

According to a press release, Mr Radhakrishnan said Emperor Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar was among the most famous rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu and belonged to the famous Mutharaiyar dynasty, which ruled the central regions of Tamil Nadu between the 7th and 9th centuries AD. Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh, and Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan, and BJP Tamil Nadu President Nainar Nagenthran were present.