Tourism Breaking News
The Tamil Nadu Police Museum at Egmore, Chennai, which has been curated by Steve Borgia, CMD, INDeco Hotels, has been opened to the public and was inaugurated by Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday.
The museum is home to a number of artefacts, dating back to as many as 200 years. Some of the artefacts displayed in the museum have even been seized from sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, LTTE Prabhakaran. The building itself used to be the old Commissioner’s office of Chennai Police from 1856 to 2013. Now, the building was converted into a museum at the cost of Rs 6.47 crore.
Steve Borgia, the curator of the state-of-the-art museum, stated that it is a commemorative way of appreciating the sacrifice by the state police force and their commendable job in maintaining law and order.
“A miracle just happened. I spent my Corona Lockdown Time to fulfil my desire to create an outstanding international Standard Police Museum in Chennai and housed it in the 160-Year-old Police Commissioner’s building on Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai. rare Museum Objects relating to Police of Yesteryear have been loaned to this Historical Museum by INDeco Hotels Swamimalai (www.indecohotels.com),” revealed Borgia.
