Members of the general public were not allowed at the function in view of directions from the Madras High Court
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday inaugurated the memorial established by the Tamil Nadu government at former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s residence ‘Veda Nilayam’ in Poes Garden in Chennai. The Madras High Court had, on Wednesday evening, said that the keys of the entire premises should be handed over to its Registrar General after the ceremony.
Assembly Speaker P. Dhanapal, Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and members of the State Cabinet, Chief Secretary K. Shanmugam and senior officials were also present.
The function remained a low-key event in view of the Madras High Court’s direction on Wednesday evening that the general public were not to be allowed inside the Veda Nilayam premises in view of litigation pending before the court. “Only main gates to the bungalow should be opened and the participants should access only…
