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It is narrated in legend that Madurai was originally a forest known as Kadambavanam. One day, a farmer named Dhananjaya who was passing through the forest, saw Indra (The king of the gods), worshipping a swayambhu (self created Lingam ) under kadamba tree. Dhananjaya, the farmer immediately reported this to King Kulasekara Pandya. Kulasekara Pandya cleared the forest and built a temple around the Lingam. A city was soon planned with the temple as its centre. On the day the city was to be named, Lord Shiva is said to have appeared and drops of nectar from his hair fell on the town. So, the place was named Madurai - mathuram meaning "sweetness" in Tamil.
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Former DMK MLA arrested

Written By Unknown on Sunday, 14 July 2013 | 01:21

Madurai: Former DMK MLA Veluchamy was on Saturday arrested for allegedly threatening a person when the latter asked him to return Rs 25 lakh he had taken for getting granite quarrying license in 2007 when DMK was in power. 

Gautham Kumar Reddy had lodged the complaint based on which Veluchamy, former party district secretary, was picked up for questioning, police said. 

He was later arrested. 

Veluchamy is a DMK headquarters Executive committee member. 
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