Chief Minister rejects allegation on demolition of Pennycuick memorial
The Hindu
The issue relates to an allegation that the government plans to construct a library at the place where John Pennycuick, the architect of Mullaperiyar Dam had lived, in Madurai
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday told the Assembly that there was no basis for the allegation that the government had plans to construct a Kalaignar Memorial Library on the premises in Madurai, where Colonel John Pennycuick, the architect of Mullaperiyar Dam had lived. Responding to former minister and AIADMK member Sellur K. Raju, who alleged that the government had decided to demolish the memorial, the Chief Minister said an erroneous campaign was being carried out, which had now reached the Assembly.
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