Jayalalithaa Memorial
Late Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden residence turned into memorial
Chennai/IBNS: Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's residence in Chennai's Poes Garden was on Thursday symbolically turned into a memorial by the AIADMK government, media reports said.
Tamil Nadu's present Chief Minister E Palaniswamy inaugurated the memorial, Veda Nilayam, though it is not clear yet whether it would clear the legal scrutiny.
The Madras High Court a day ago asked the state government not to open the memorial for guests and the key of Veda Nilayam will be handed over to the court.
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit had issued an ordinance to take possession of 'Veda Nilayam', which was the residence of Jayalalithaa, and set up a foundation under present CM E Palaniswamy to convert the house into a memorial.
Jayalalithaa's two legal heirs, niece Deepa and nephew Deepak, had moved the court challenging the ordinance.
The Madras High Court last year declared former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa's niece and nephew as the legal heirs of her property worth several crores.
Pronouncing the verdict, the court had asked the Tamil Nadu government to reconsider its decision to convert late Jayalalithaa's Chennai residence into a memorial.
A division bench comprising Justices N Kirubakaran and Abdul Quddhose has also suggested Veda Nilayam can be converted into the official residence of the CM while one portion of the property can be converted into a memorial.
Challenging the order, the state government had moved a division bench of the high court.
Jayalalithaa, an actress-turned politician, remained the CM of the southern state for six terms.
The politician who used to lead Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK passed away in 2016.
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