MK Stalin Announces Rs 39-Crore Memorial For DMK Patriarch Karunanidhi

The "Kalaignar (Karunanidhi) Memorial" on the famous Marina beach in Chennai will come up on 2.21 acres of land, announced Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.

A Rs 39-crore memorial for late DMK president and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will be constructed at the Marina on Kamarajar Salai in Chennai in recognition of his efforts to create a "modern Tamil Nadu", Chief Minister M K Stalin announced on Tuesday. The "Kalaignar Memorial" on the famous beach, where he has been laid to rest after his demise on August 7, 2018, will come up on 2.21 acres of land, Mr Stalin informed the state Assembly. Karunanidhi is fondly addressed as Kalaignar. Leaders cutting across party lines, including main opposition party and DMK's rival, AIADMK, welcomed the government's announcement. Recalling the contributions of the late DMK stalwart in various spheres such as social welfare, transport, literature, education, urbanisation and infrastructure development, Mr Stalin hailed his father as the "sculptor of a modern Tamil Nadu."