Former Chief Minister Karunanidhi's memorial is being constructed by the government on an area of 2.23 acres in the Anna Memorial complex on the Chennai Marina beach. While these works are going on, the Tamil Nadu government has planned to build a 134 feet high 'Pen' monument at a cost of Rs.81 crore in the middle of the sea.
This grand memorial is named as Muthamil Arignar Doctor Kalaignar Karunanidhi Pen monument. To set up this memorial, permission has been applied to various departments including the Coastal Regulatory Authority of the Central Government. Following the initial approval of the central government, the government decided to ask for the opinion of the public as the next step.
In this situation, the meeting to ask opinions about the pen memorial monument started this morning at the Kalaivanar Arena in Chennai. Officials from various departments including Pollution Control Board, and Environment participated in the meeting.