Amid the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has arrived in the national capital on Monday to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hand over a letter that would request the government to bestow the Bharat Ratna on former chief minister J Jayalalithaa and to install a bronze statue in the Parliament complex.
The Tamil Nadu Cabinet had on December 10 decided to recommend Jayalalithaa’s name for India’s highest civilian honour.
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In its first meeting chaired by Chief Minister O Panneerselvam after Jayalalithaa’s demise, the Cabinet also decided to recommend to the Centre installation of her life-size bronze statue in the Parliament complex.
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister will also relay the details of the damages caused by the Cyclone Vardah in the state.
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Cyclone Vardah hit several parts of Tamil Nadu earlier on December 12.
The storm uprooted trees, overturned cars and did extensive damage to buildings as it tore across Chennai.