Jaya statue disappoints partymen
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: The hundreds of AIADMK workers who thronged the party headquarters on Saturday for the unveiling of the statue of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa on her 70th birth anniversary appeared disappointed. Many felt it did not look like their ‘beloved Amma’ and social media was flooded with memes, prompting fisheries minister D Jayakumar to slam the critics.
The bronze statue of Jayalalithaa is slightly taller and wider than that of her mentor M G Ramachandran, located nearby. “Amma was fair and had chubby cheeks. We were eagerly looking forward to see her statue. But this one has disappointed us. The face does not look like Amma’s at all,” said M Nagamani of Villupuram. She threw flowers on the road and left in a huff.
Ismail, a cab driver from North Chennai, was more muted in his response. “It could have been better. It does not resemble her,” he said. A hashtag #Jayalalithaa statue on twitter evoked caustic comments, while memes circulated on WhatsApp too about the “poor work of art”.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: The hundreds of AIADMK workers who thronged the party headquarters on Saturday for the unveiling of the statue of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa on her 70th birth anniversary appeared disappointed. Many felt it did not look like their ‘beloved Amma’ and social media was flooded with memes, prompting fisheries minister D Jayakumar to slam the critics.
The bronze statue of Jayalalithaa is slightly taller and wider than that of her mentor M G Ramachandran, located nearby. “Amma was fair and had chubby cheeks. We were eagerly looking forward to see her statue. But this one has disappointed us. The face does not look like Amma’s at all,” said M Nagamani of Villupuram. She threw flowers on the road and left in a huff.
Ismail, a cab driver from North Chennai, was more muted in his response. “It could have been better. It does not resemble her,” he said. A hashtag #Jayalalithaa statue on twitter evoked caustic comments, while memes circulated on WhatsApp too about the “poor work of art”.
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