Owing to the controversy surrounding rejection of Nadus Republic Daytableauxfeaturing freedom fighters, public interest around them has increased. Now, artisans and officials are striving to make a good tableaux that will be paraded in Chennai on January 26.
Three floats on Tamil Nadu in freedom struggle will feature icons such as Subramania Bharati, V O Chidambaram, Velu Nachiyar and Maruthu Pandiyar brothers.
One of the floats will have Velu Nachiyar, the first queen to fight the British, riding a horse with a sword with Women soldiers holding spears.
Police and other uniformed personnel conducted rehearsals on Kamarajar Salai.