Tamil scholar Mu Va’s books reflected the morals and essence of ‘Thirukural’, said VIT Chancellor G Viswanathan. He said this while presiding over a function held to unveil the statue of Dr Mu Varadarajan, fondly known as Mu Va, on the VIT campus on Sunday.
“I look upon Mu Va as more than a Tamil scholar or a professor or a Vice-Chancellor. His literary works conveyed the quintessence of Thirukural and he lived a life following it in letter and spirit,” he added.
Viswanathan said the need for installing the statue of the scholar in Vellore was first mooted by Dinamani editor Vaidyanathan, who had expressed such a desire while speaking at a function sometime back.
“I immediately decided to install the statue here as Vellore is the native district of Mu Va,” he noted.
Mu Va, through his books and other literary works, has remained a great source of inspiration for Tamils across the world and he had been a guiding spirit for youngsters, Viswanathan said.
The Dr Mu Va Centenary Celebration Committee had also decided to install the statue at the VIT since the campus housed a large number of students from over 50 countries, who would be better positioned to learn about the scholar.