Chennai: Former Chief Minister J Jayallaithaa’s 73rd birth anniversary was celebrated with much fervour in the State.
A series of events were conducted by AIADMK and AMMK cadres. Tamilnadu government has announced this day as a State function and ‘Girl children protection day’.
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam who are also the join coordinator and coordinators of AIADMK garlanded Jayalalithaa’s statue at the AIADMK office and also paid floral tributes.
They also cut a 73 kg cake and distributed it to the cadres. Palaniswami and Panneerselvam also inaugurated a state-of-the art museum and knowledge park which were constructed at ‘Amma Samadhi’ at Marina.
Palaniswami also inaugurated a 73 lakh sapling plantation drive. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Telangana and Puducherry Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and BJP State president L Murugan too paid tributes to Jayalalithaa today.