Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gangaikonda Cholapuram on Sunday released a thousand-rupee coin to mark the “1,000th anniversary of the naval expedition of Emperor Rajendra Chola I”.
The ₹1,000 coin that was released by the Prime Minister. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement
The request for the release of the coin was made by R. Komagan, chairman of the Gangaikondacholapuram Development Council Trust. He even designed a coin and sent it to the Centre. His proposal was accepted, and the coin was released. The coin is engraved with an image of the emperor on horseback with a ship as the backdrop.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar, and VCK leader Thol. Thirumavalavan received the coin.
