Statue for former Indian Prime Minister VP Singh in chennai Chief Minister MK Stalin announced in the State Assembly that a life-sized statue of former Indian Prime Minister VP Singh would be erected in the state capital to express the gratitude of the Tamil society to him. His achievements, mainly the constitution of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal were great. Hence, we are celebrating him in the august House now. About VP Singh: He participated in the Bhoodan movement and donated his land. In 1969, he contested and won the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. He held various positions as chief minister of the state and union minister. He became the Prime Minister of India in 1989. The starting point of the Right to Information Act and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) was made during his regime. Implementation of the Mandal Commission recommendation on providing 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in union government jobs during the Prime Ministership of VP Singh.
