CHENNAI: Former chief minister J Jayalalithaa`s residence, No. 81, Veda Nilayam, the address that kept the Poes Garden neighbourhood in the spotlight for about three decades, will be converted into a memorial of the deceased AIADMK leader. Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Thursday announced his government`s resolve to convert her house into a memorial, yielding to the demands of many party workers and leaders, including some from opposition parties. Jayalalithaa and her mother Sandhya acquired the property way back in 1967, two years after her debut in a Tamil movie, for Rs 1.32 lakh. The 24,000 sq ft house, now valued at Rs 90 crore by realtors, was witness to many...
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