‘God and Goddess’ for Supporters, Temple Dedicated to Jayalalithaa, MG Ramachandran to be Inaugurated Today
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palaniswami on Saturday will inaugurate a temple in Madurai dedicated to the former CM Jayalalithaa and her political mentor MG Ramachandran (MGR).
The inauguration of the temple comes as the state goes for assembly elections in few months. It is the first time that such an event is taking place since the death of AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa in 2016.
Shashikala, Jayalalithaa s aide, has completed her sentence and has been released from jail after 4 years.
The temple, which was commissioned by the state Revenue Minister RB Udhayakumar whom Jayalalithaa had first inducted into the cabinet has been constructed on a one-and-a-half-acre plot near the city s T Kallupatti area at a cost of Rs 50 lakh. It contains bronze statues of the two leaders.
‘Veda Nilayam’ is now a memorial for Jayalalithaa
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January 29, 2021 01:23 IST
Members of the general public were not allowed at the function in view of directions from the Madras High Court
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The memorial was inaugurated at the residence of former CM Jayalalithaa, Veda Nilayam | Photo Credit:
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Members of the general public were not allowed at the function in view of directions from the Madras High Court
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday inaugurated the memorial established by the Tamil Nadu government at former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s residence ‘Veda Nilayam’ in Poes Garden in Chennai. The Madras High Court had, on Wednesday evening, said that the keys of the entire premises should be handed over to its Registrar General after the ceremony.
TN CM declares open Jaya residence Veda Nilayam as memorial, public not allowed until HC nod
Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister announced that the birth anniversary of Jayalalithaa will be celebrated as a government function on February 24 every year
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Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami inaugurates Veda Nilayam, the residence of J Jayalalithaa, as a memorial while Dy CM O Panneerselvam and other leaders look on (Express | P Jawahar) By Express News Service
CHENNAI: Continuing the measures to honour late leader J Jayalalithaa, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday opened her Poes Garden residence as a memorial. After paying floral tributes at her portrait placed there, the Chief Minister cut the ribbon to declare open Veda Nilayam as a memorial. However, the public will not be allowed to view the memorial until the Madras High Court gives the green signal.
Jayalalithaa s Veda Nilayam house, converted into memorial, prohibits public entry
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Published: Thursday, January 28, 2021, 17:17 [IST]
Chennai, Jan 28: Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa s Veda Nilayam residence, converted into a memorial by the government was declared open by Chief Minister K Palaniswami here on Thursday.
Jayalalithaa s Poes Garden residence ‘Veda Nilayam’ inaugurated as memorial|Oneindia News
The Chief Minister announced that her birth anniversary on February 24 would be celebrated as a state event every year.
The Veda Nilayam premises is still out of bounds for the public in view of a Madras High Court order on petitions by Deepak and Deepa, nephew and niece of Jayalalithaa challenging notification for acquiring her aunt s house to convert it into a memorial and the award passed by the Land Acquisition Officer.
A phoenix-themed memorial for late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa was inaugurated at the Marina here by chief minister K Palaniswami on Wednesday, three years after he laid its foundation stone along with his deputy O Panneerselvam.