On Friday, the vast barren land of Nadigar Sangam in the city wore a festive look with decorations everywhere! The stone laying ceremony for the construction of Nadigar Sangam building was held. The dream was finally realised by the honchos of Nadigar Sangam, particularly its secretary Vishal, president Nasser, and treasurer Karthi, who vowed they would complete the building — which was a bone of contention from the previous regime.

The event started with bhoomi and vaasthu poojas. Speaking on the occasion, Vishal said, “It is a historic moment for all of us. We have finally crossed all the hurdles and hardship. After getting due permission from CMDA, the corporation and other authorities, we have started this. The building at a cost of Rs 28 crores, will be completed by September 2018. We expect a return income of `50 lakh per month, with the infrastructure inside. We have and never will commit mistakes or indulge in malpractice.”

The actor also announced that Karthi and he will be donating `10 crores for the construction of the building. Karthi, who is shooting in Rajasthan currently, wished the entire team through Skype. The highlight of the morning was the dashing entries of Kamal Haasan followed by Rajinikanth. “It’s a dream come true! I have seen this place with a building, and now the present team is raising it again,” remarked Kamal who returned from London and headed straight there.

Rajini said, “All went well today for Nadigar Sangam. The future also will be good.” The entire Kollywood fraternity, including office bearers of the sangam, like Isari Ganesh, Ponvannan, ‘Kovai’ Sarala, Pasupathy, Poochi Murugan, Manobala, Ajay Ratnam and veterans like Vani Sree, MN Rajan, Sharadha, Jayachithra, R Udhaykumar, were on time. Rajkiran, Meena, Jiiva, Jayam Ravi and Sivakarthikeyan, among others, were also present.