Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday, August 24, announced that the state government would build a memorial for former chief minister and DMK chief MK Karunanidhi at his resting place on Marina beach in Chennai. ''In 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 at Kamarajar Salai on 2.21 acres,'' Stalin said.  It will have modern pictorial illustrations about the late leader, the Chief Minister added.

The memorial on the famous beach will come up on 2.21 acres of land, Stalin informed the state Assembly. Recalling the contributions of the late DMK stalwart in various spheres such as social welfare, transport , literature, education, urbanization 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 death.

Stalin said there has never been a leader in the country like Karunanidhi, who was never defeated in his 13 outings in the elections.

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