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Anna Memorial, officially Perarignar Anna Memorial, is a memorial dedicated to the former
File:Anna Arch.JPG, Main corridor of the memorial
File:AnnaMemorial FullView.jpg, Two-semicircle house-shaped wall houses the Anna Memorial
File:Eternal flame (14554092810).jpg, An eternal flame near the cemetery of Anna
File:AnnaMemorial Museum.jpg, Perarignar Anna Museum inside the memorial complex
File:AnnaMemorial MuseumHall.jpg, Photo galleries inside the Perarignar Anna Museum
Anna Memorial, officially Perarignar Anna Memorial, is a memorial dedicated to the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu
The chief minister of Tamil Nadu is the head of government, chief executive of the Indian Federated state, state of Tamil Nadu. In accordance with the Constitution of India, the Governor (India), governor is a state's ''de jure'' head, but ''de ...
C. 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 an eternal flame at one end, with the sword pillar topped with a spherical-shaped doom light. Located on Kamarajar Promenade, on the northern end of Marina Beach in Chennai
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, abutting the M.G.R. and Amma Memorial, the memorial of former chief ministers of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran and J. 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
In 1996–1998, during the reign of the DMK party, the memorial was remodelled at a cost of 27.5 million 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. In 2012, the memorial was renovated at a cost of 12 million. In 2018, when his protégé M. Karunanidhi, died, he was buried behind his mentor. A new memorial for Karunanidhi is being planned at a cost of ₹390 million rupees.Museum
The memorial also houses a museum on Annadurai, which is located at the northern side.Gallery
See also
* M.G.R. and Amma Memorial *Marina Beach Marina Beach, or simply the Marina, is a natural urban beach in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, along the Bay of Bengal. The beach runs from near Fort St. George in the north to Foreshore Estate in the south, a distance of , making it the second longest ...
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