On 6 February 2026, a life-size statue of Karl Marx was unveiled in Chennai, at the Connemara Public Library–State Museum complex, by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin. The inauguration, organised by the state government, was accompanied by an exhibition on Marx’s life and ideas, underlining the explicitly ideological character of the event.
The erection of Marx’s statue in a major Indian metropolis is more than a ceremonial gesture.
The erection of Marx’s statue in a major Indian metropolis is more than a ceremonial gesture.
