AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday took strong exception to the State cabinet’s “unilateral decision” to unveil portraits of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in the old and new Assembly halls.In a statement, she strongly condemned the cabinet’s decision, terming it as one aimed at violating the longcherished Assembly traditions and democratic norms.
“When the AIADMK comes back to power some time next year, this type of anti-traditional acts will be a given a go by,’’ she noted.
The former chief minister said the decision to unveil the portrait of Karunanidhi was anti-democratic as the cabinet had unilaterally decided without consulting the opposition or even their alliance partners.
“Further, nobody has demanded the unveiling of the DMK chief ’s portrait in the Assembly halls,’’ she said.


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