Jaya’s niece Deepa denied entry into Poes Garden House
Team Udayavani, Jun 11, 2017, 12:36 PM IST
Chennai: High drama played out at the Poes Garden residence of late chief minister Jayalalithaa here today when her niece J Deepa was not allowed to enter it, triggering protests by her supporters.
AIADMK Amma camp sources, who were present at the residence, said Deepa made an unscheduled visit and wanted to garland a portrait of her late aunt kept in the front porch of the sprawling house.
Initially, Deepa was allowed to garland the portrait after which she wanted to enter the house, which was not permitted, they said.
“Suddenly, she wanted to enter the house to which we said we don’t have the authority to allow. We also pointed to her that the house was locked and asked her to leave the premises,” the sources said.
Incidentally, Deepa’s brother Deepak was present in the house when she arrived.
Deepa’s supporters then staged a protest alleging that she was blocked by supporters of AIADMK Amma deputy general secretary TTV Dhinakaran when she tried to enter the house.
As the incident sparked a controversy, police presence was beefed up in the posh locality amidst allegations from a section of reporters that they were stopped from covering the visit of Deepa.
Amid mounting tension, police allowed only the residents of the locality and their vehicles to enter the area and barred outsiders, including mediapersons.
The Poes Garden house was occupied by AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala, close aide of Jayalalithaa, till she surrendered in a Bengaluru court in February to serve her term in the disproportionate wealth case.
There have been demands from the rival O Panneerselvam camp that the house be converted into a memorial.
The front portion of the house where Jayalalithaa used to receive her supporters was thrown open to the public for some time in the aftermath of her demise in December last.
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Those filled with hate not leaving any chance to defame the country: PM Modi’s veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi
Kejriwal holds one on one meeting with AAP’s PAC members to elect next Delhi CM
Jobs ready for youths in J-K holding laptops and tricolour, jail for stone pelters: Amit Shah
Multi-tier security arrangements put up in J-K ahead of assembly polls
100 days of Modi 3.0: Congress slams PM as ‘weak’, says running ‘U-turn’ govt
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Karnataka Women’s Commission gives Kannada film industry 15 days to come up with POSH plan
Those filled with hate not leaving any chance to defame the country: PM Modi’s veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi
Kejriwal holds one on one meeting with AAP’s PAC members to elect next Delhi CM
Jobs ready for youths in J-K holding laptops and tricolour, jail for stone pelters: Amit Shah
Udayavani.com “Nammane Krishna”: Broadcast of 6th Prize-Winning Reel
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.