TIRUCHY: Days after relocating a statue of the late actor Sivaji Ganesan to Williams Road, the Tiruchy corporation has now planned to shift it away from the new site, citing it had been classified as government poramboke. The statue would be relocated to a private plot of land near the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH), said officials.
On April 28, the statue was shifted from the Palakkarai roundabout to Williams Road, for it to be unveiled by Chief Minister M K Stalin during his two-day visit to the city on May 8 and 9.
However, as permanent structures could not be installed on land classified as government poramboke, the officials have now planned to relocate the statue. Tiruchy Mayor Mu Anbalagan said,
“A private individual owning a parcel of land near the MGMGH had offered space for installing the statue. We have obtained permission from the landowner and will soon relocate the statue.”
A fan of the actor, D Radhakrishnan, said, “We were concerned that the unveiling ceremony might be postponed due to the land issue. However, the authorities acted swiftly and found an alternative site.”