TN govt decides: Rs 15 cr memorial, recommend Jaya for Bharat Ratna

Sat, 10 December 2016

19:28

Resolutions passed in Tamil Nadu cabinet meeting:

* MGR memorial will be renamed to 'Bharat Ratna Dr MGR and Jayalalithaa' memorial.

* Jayalalithaa memorial to be built at a cost of Rs 15 crore

* Recommend Centre to bestow Bharat Ratna on Jayalalithaa.

* Request central government to install a bronze statue inside Parliament campus.

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