A statue of late All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief J. Jayalalithaa was unveiled at the party headquarters in Chennai on Wednesday Nov 14,2018, months after criticism over an earlier statue installed in February 2018 that did not resemble the late leader.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edapadi Palaniswamy and his deputy O. Panneerselvam unveiled the bronze statue on Wednesday at the AIADMK headquarters. Other senior leaders, ministers and AIADMK MPs were present.In February this year, the ruling AIADMK in a grand event to commemorate the 70th birth anniversary of Jayalalithaa had unveiled a life-size statue of their leader. As it barely resembled the five- time chief minister, the party leaders faced a severe backlash from all quarters
The new statute has been made by sculptor Rajkumar Vudayar of Andhra Pradesh.
On Wednesday evening Nov 14,2018, the party also launched its own television news channel— J News— named after Jayalalithaa.
The Namadhu MGR daily and Jaya TV network, which have served as the party’s mouthpiece over the years, are now controlled by jailed leader Sasikala and her family. Following the sidelining of Sasikala and her nephew T.T.V. Dhinakaran from the AIADMK, the newspaper and television channel have become very critical of the ruling party.
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