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DMK MP Demands Keezhadi Excavation Report Publication

DMK MP Demands Keezhadi Excavation Report Publication
DMK MP Tiruchi Siva Demands Centre Should Publish Keezhadi Excavation Report At Earliest · deccanchronicle.com

A politician named Tiruchi Siva from the DMK party spoke in the Rajya Sabha, which is like a big meeting of important people who make laws.

He wants the government to quickly release a report about an excavation site in Tamil Nadu called Keezhadi.

This site has a lot of old things, like utensils and other artifacts, that were found by archaeologists.

The report was finished a while ago, but it hasn't been made public yet.

Tiruchi Siva thinks this is unfair because people, especially those from Tamil Nadu, should be able to learn about their own history and culture.

He also said that the government should be open about how the report was made and who helped with it.

There's a museum in Tamil Nadu that already shows some of these old things, and a lot of people visit it every day.

Key facts

Excavation Site
Keezhadi, Sivaganga district, near Madurai
Artifacts Found
22,500 (7,500 by ASI, 15,000 by State Archaeological Department)
Report Submission
2023 (988-page report by K Amarnath Ramakrishna)
Report Status
Unpublished as of December 2025
Museum Visitors
3,000-6,000 daily

Quotes

Tiruchi Siva

DMK MP and member of the Rajya Sabha

“the delay amounts to denying the opportunity to the Tamil people to understand their rich culture and heritage”
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“the process came to a standstill”
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