<span style="color: #222222;">The death anniversary of noted freedom fighter Dheeran Chinnamalai is observed in Tamil Nadu on Sunday.<br />''<br />''Chinnamalai had opposed the British East India company and he was finally hanged to death at the Sankagiri Fort near Salem along with his brothers on August 2, 1805.<br />''<br />''Statues of the fearless fighter are being garlanded and tributes are being paid to Dheeran Chinnamalai in various parts of Tamil Nadu on Sunday.<br />''<br />''Speaking to news persons after garlanding Chinnamalai's statue at his birthplace Odanilam in Erode district, Tamil Nadu State School Education Minister Shri K A Shenkottayan reiterated that Tamil Nadu has always  followed the tradition of honouring freedom fighters.<br />''<br />''State Environment Minister Shri K C Karuppanan also attended the function.<br />''<br />''In Trichy, Dheeran Chinnamalai's statue was garlanded and tributes paid to him by State Tourism Minister Shri Vellamandi N Natarajan.</span><br />