Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised her on X as one of India’s most valiant warriors who rose against colonial oppression and asserted the right to self-rule.
- Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan called her an enduring icon of women’s strength and leadership and one of the country’s earliest woman freedom fighters.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin said her example showed that Tamil Nadu would resist threats and vowed to carry the State’s legacy to every corner of the world.
- Governor R. N. Ravi paid floral tributes to portraits of Rani Velu Nachiyar at Lok Bhavan as part of the official observances.
- Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi posted a tribute, noting she fought fiercely against the British and was among the first Indian queens to challenge colonial rule.