Dr. M.G.R. and Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Memorial
Seafront memorial to two chief ministers, with a two-leaves arch and a phoenix-shaped tomb.
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This guide to the Dr. M.G.R. and Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Memorial on Chennai's Marina Beach begins in December 1987, at the funeral of M. G. Ramachandran, the party founder and former chief minister, with his protégée Jayalalithaa refusing to leave his side. It follows the rival camps of his widow Janaki and Jayalalithaa, and the hat, glasses and watch MGR was buried with. Best heard standing at the two-leaves entrance arch, facing the phoenix.
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