Chennai: The Tamilnadu government has given its nod to Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami to continue to stay at his Greenways Road residence in Chennai without paying rent.
According to reports, the decision has been taken following a request from Palaniswami to the DMK government, seeking approval for continued stay given his position that is equivalent to that of a Minister.
It is to be noed that Palaniswami has been staying in the bungalow, ever since he became a Minister in former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s cabinet in 2011.
Meanwhile, most of the Ministers in the previous AIADMK regime have vacated their bungalows, sources said and added that the edifices are now being renovated to house new Ministers.