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[[File:MGR Memorial 9 December 2007.jpg|thumb|right|[[M. G. Ramachandran]] Memorial]] | [[File:MGR Memorial 9 December 2007.jpg|thumb|right|[[M. G. Ramachandran]] Memorial]] | ||
[[J. Jayalalithaa]]'s site of burial under the memorial before renovation]] | |||
'''M.G.R and Jayalalithaa Memorial Complex''' is a memorial complex built on the [[Marina beach]] in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. Spread over 8.25 acres, the memorial is located adjacent to the [[Anna Memorial]].<ref name="DC_MGRMemorialGetsMakeover"/> It was built in memory of former chief ministers of [[Tamil Nadu]] who died in office, [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and his protégé [[J. Jayalalithaa]], whose bodies were buried at the site on 26 December 1987 and 6 December 2016, respectively.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-cm-jayalalithaa-dies-at-68-to-be-cremated-at-mentor-mgr-s-memorial/story-3Y7UWyIbxGrfLb9bdq9M7H.html | title=Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa dies at 68, to be buried at MGR's memorial site | date=6 December 2016 | first1=Aditya | last1=Iyer | first2=KV | last2=Lakshmana | newspaper=Hindustan Times | accessdate=31 July 2018 }}</ref> | '''M.G.R and Jayalalithaa Memorial Complex''' is a memorial complex built on the [[Marina beach]] in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. Spread over 8.25 acres, the memorial is located adjacent to the [[Anna Memorial]].<ref name="DC_MGRMemorialGetsMakeover"/> It was built in memory of former chief ministers of [[Tamil Nadu]] who died in office, [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and his protégé [[J. Jayalalithaa]], whose bodies were buried at the site on 26 December 1987 and 6 December 2016, respectively.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-cm-jayalalithaa-dies-at-68-to-be-cremated-at-mentor-mgr-s-memorial/story-3Y7UWyIbxGrfLb9bdq9M7H.html | title=Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa dies at 68, to be buried at MGR's memorial site | date=6 December 2016 | first1=Aditya | last1=Iyer | first2=KV | last2=Lakshmana | newspaper=Hindustan Times | accessdate=31 July 2018 }}</ref> | ||