Chennai: People from various parts of Tamilnadu, have assembled at the Marina beachfront in Chennai this morning, for the inauguration of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s memorial.
Tamilnadu Chief Minister Edappadi is expected to inaugurate the same at 11 am, even as Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam would preside while State Assembly Speaker P Dhanapal, Ministers, Parliamentarians and party MLAs and other officials would take part in the event.
To prevent traffic snarls in the city, the administration has put appropriate diversions in place.
There will be no vehicular movement on the Marina Beach Road, where the memorial is situated.
“Also, traffic has been restricted in areas in-and-around Adyar and Santhome, with diversions in place, even as vehicles coming from Parrys, are being diverted to Triplicane,” sources added.
Palaniswami and Panneerselvam in May 2018 had jointly laid the foundation stone for the memorial adjacent to the memorial of party founder and former Chief Minister M G Ramachandran located on the Marina Beach.
The government had earmarked Rs 50 crore for constructing the phoenix-themed memorial abutting the spot where Jayalalithaa was laid to rest following her demise on 5 December, 2016.