Anna Memorial
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Anna Memorial,officiallyPerarignar Anna Memorial,is a memorial dedicated to the formerchief minister of Tamil NaduC. N. Annadurai(Anna), where a black marble platform was raised on the spot of Anna's cremation in February 1969. The memorial lies on a footpath that leads to the two-semicircle house-shaped platform around the memorial. The cemetery consists of aneternal flameat one end, with the sword pillar topped with a spherical-shaped doom light. Located on Kamarajar Promenade, on the northern end ofMarina BeachinChennai,Tamil Nadu,India,abutting theM.G.R. and Amma Memorial,the memorial of former chief ministers of Tamil NaduM. G. RamachandranandJ. Jayalalithaa.Later, on 8 August 2018, the Anna Memorial Complex was expanded to include a memorial for another former chief minister of Tamil Nadu,M. Karunanidhi.
History
[edit]In 1996–1998, during the reign of the DMK party, the memorial was remodelled at a cost of₹27.5 million[1]and the entrance arch carried the design of the 'Rising Sun', the symbol of the DMK party. However, the design was removed after the opponent AIADMK party returned to power in May 2001.[2][1]
In 2012, the memorial was renovated at a cost of₹12 million.[1]In 2018, when his protégéM. Karunanidhi,died, he was buried behind his mentor. A new memorial for Karunanidhi is being planned at a cost of ₹390 millionrupees.[3][4]
Museum
[edit]The memorial also houses a museum on Annadurai, which is located at the northern side.
Gallery
[edit]- Anna Memorial Complex
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Main corridor of the memorial -
Two-semicircle house-shaped wall houses the Anna Memorial -
An eternal flame near the cemetery of Anna -
Perarignar Anna Museum inside the memorial complex -
Photo galleries inside the Perarignar Anna Museum
See also
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References
[edit]- ^abc"Rs. 8.90 crore for renovation of Anna, MGR memorials".The Hindu.Chennai. 30 January 2012.Retrieved13 January2013.
- ^"Jaya inaugurates renovated MGR memorial".Chennai Patrika.Chennai: ChennaiPatrika.com. 10 December 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 15 February 2013.Retrieved13 January2013.
- ^"Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin announces Rs 39 crore memorial for Karunanidhi | Chennai News - Times of India".The Times of India.
- ^"Tamil Nadu govt orders Karunanidhi memorial at Marina Beach, to be built on 2.21 acres for Rs 39 crore".
