Permission denied for Karunanidhi’s statue, Tiruppur Collector tells HC
05/01/2022
Legal Correspondent CHENNAI
Tiruppur Collector on Tuesday informed the Madras High Court that he has rejected an application made by a legislator representing Tiruppur South Assembly constituency seeking permission to install a statue of former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi near the railway station bus stop in the city. The Collector said the decision was taken in view of a 2013 Supreme Court order against erection of statues on busy road junctions.
Justice S.M. Subramaniam recorded the submission made by Additional Government Pleader M. Rajendiran on behalf of the Collector and closed all further proceedings on the issue. The judge had called for an explanation from the official after Atchaya Thirumuruga Dinesh, who claimed to be the State president of Shivsena, wrote a letter to the judge complaining about the plan to install the former Chief Minister’s statue at a place prone to road accidents.
The author of the letter had requested the judge to initiate suo motu contempt of court proceedings since he had in October 2021 ordered creation of leaders’ parks across the State to shift over there all the statues that pose a threat to road safety. However, the Collector told the court that the MLA had filed the application on August 24, 2021 and it was rejected on September 15, much before the judge passed orders with respect to shifting of statues on October 7.
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