Chief Minister rejects allegation on demolition of Pennycuick memorial
The Hindu
The issue relates to an allegation that the government plans to construct a library at the place where John Pennycuick, the architect of Mullaperiyar Dam had lived, in Madurai
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday told the Assembly that there was no basis for the allegation that the government had plans to construct a Kalaignar Memorial Library on the premises in Madurai, where Colonel John Pennycuick, the architect of Mullaperiyar Dam had lived. Responding to former minister and AIADMK member Sellur K. Raju, who alleged that the government had decided to demolish the memorial, the Chief Minister said an erroneous campaign was being carried out, which had now reached the Assembly.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.