MADURAI, Feb 1: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam dedicated a temple to former Chief Minister the late J Jayalalitha and her mentor, ADMK founder and former super star the late MG Ramachandran, who also had served as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister, in Tirumangalam in Madurai on Saturday.

With the Assembly election just a few months away, Panneerselvam, paying tributes to the late leaders at a party meeting, said both MGR and Jayalalitha worked tirelessly for the welfare of the poor and the marginalised. “They sacrificed their entire life for the welfare of the people.” He said that the AIADMK believes in the power of people and god, both of which are in favour of the ruling Government. Palaniswami vowed to form the ‘Amma government’ again by winning the upcoming elections.

Both Palaniswami and Panneerselvam are trying to show to party workers they are united and send a message across to Sasikala, a close and indispensable former associate of Jayalalitha, who has just been released after serving a four-year jail term in Bengaluru in a disproportionate assets case, and is about to reach Tamil Nadu, that she is not wanted in the party.

All top leaders were present on the occasion. The temple has two statues weighing 400 kg each of MGR and Jayalalitha. Revenue Minister RB Udhayakumar had commissioned the temple.