Chennai Aug 24 PTI A Rs 39-crore memorial for late DMK president and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will be constructed at the Marina on Kamarajar Salai here in recognition of his efforts to create a modern Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin announced on TuesdayThe Kalaignar Memorial on the famous beach where he has been laid to rest after his demise on August 7 2018 will come up on 221 acres of land Stalin informed the state Assembly Karunanidhi is fondly addressed as KalaignarLeaders cutting across party lines including main opposition party and DMKs rival AIADMK welcomed the governments announcementRecalling the contributions of the late DMK stalwart in various spheres such as social welfare transport literature education urbanisation and infrastructure development Stalin hailed his father as the sculptor of a modern Tamil Nadu After being in the headlines permanently for about half a century he went into permanent rest on August 7 2018 Stalin said on the demise of Karunanidhi adding he did a lot to the Tamil community before his deathIn recognition of his great work for mother Tamil Nadu and to highlight his achievements and thought to the future generations a memorial at a cost of Rs 39 crore will be built for him at the premises of the Anna memorial DMK founder and late CM CN Annadurai at Kamarajar Salai on 221 acres Stalin saidIt will have modern pictorial illustrations about the late leader the CM addedThe Tamil Nadu we see today is created by Kalaignar Some create city of dreams Kalaignar is the sculptor who created a dream state Stalin addedSpeaking in detail about his father Stalin said he had served for 80 years in public life besides having an illustrious stint in cinema where he was known for fiery dialogues in films including Parasakthi the debut venture of thespian the late Sivaji GanesanHe led the DMK as its president for 50 years Stalin pointed outKalaignar could have been the only person to have won all the elections that he contested starting from Kulithalai in Tiruchirappally he saidThe Dravidian stalwart faced and won elections 13 times from 1957 to 2016 and remained untouched by defeat and first became CM in 1969 following the death of Annadurai Stalin recalledKarunanidhis achievements include ensuring classical language status for Tamil law enabling all caste members to become priests allowing equal rights for women in property Chennai Metro Rail scheme and many others he saidPolitical leaders of various parties hailed Stalins announcementAIADMK Coordinator and its Deputy Leader in the Assembly O Panneerselvam welcomed the move on behalf of his party and referred to Karunanidhis fiery dialogues in many films with a social messageLater the government released a proposed design for the memorial featuring arches and a pen alluding to his penchant for writing PTI SA ROH ROH

Chennai Aug 24 PTI A Rs 39-crore memorial for late DMK president and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will be constructed at the Marina on Kamarajar Salai here in recognition of his efforts to create a modern Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin announced on TuesdayThe memorial on the famous beach will come up on 221 acres of land Stalin informed the state AssemblyRecalling the contributions of the late DMK stalwart in various spheres such as social welfare transport literature education urbanisation and infrastructure development Stalin hailed his father as the sculptor of a modern Tamil Nadu After being in the headlines permanently for about half a century he went into permanent rest on August 7 2018 Stalin said on the demise of Karunanidhi adding he did a lot to the Tamil community before his deathIn recognition of his great work for mother Tamil Nadu and to highlight his achievements and thought to the future generations a memorial at a cost of Rs 39 crore will be built for him at the premises of the Anna memorial DMK founder and late CM CN Annadurai at Kamarajar Salai on 221 acres Stalin saidIt will have modern pictorial illustrations about the late leader the CM added PTI SA ROH ROH