R. ARIVANANTHAM
CHENNAI, MAY 22
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday promulgated an ordinance to take temporary possession of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s residence to convert it into a memorial, a release from DIPR said.
The ordinance will also help the state government establish a foundation named after Jayalalithaa for this purpose and it will be headed by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami. The Deputy Chief Minister and Minister Information and Publicity and Officials will be the members and the Director of Department of Information and Public Relations will be the Member Secretary of the foundation, the release said.
Palaniswami had earlier announced converting the late AIADMK supremo’s ‘Veda Nilayam’ residence at the posh Poes Garden area into a memorial.
‘The building of Veda Nilayam, including the movable items such as furniture, books, jewels, etc. are in a state of disuse for more than three years.
So the government decided to transfer all the immovable and movable properties to the government for its upkeep until the acquisition process is complete,’ it said.
‘Hence, the Governor of Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit has promulgated an ordinance to temporarily take possession of Veda Nilayam and movable items therein to the state Government and to establish (the) Puratchi Thalaivi Dr J Jayalalithaa Memorial Foundation for making long term arrangements to convert Veda Nilayam as a Memorial,’ the release added.
