Sivaji Memorial Inauguration: Highlights Of The Event
Check out what Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan and other celebrities spoke at the Sivaji Memorial Inauguration held recently.
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By Mayur Javali
The
dictionary
of
Tamil
Cinema,
Sivaji
Ganesan,
was,
is
and
will
always
be
an
inspiration
to
all
the
actors
of
Tamil
industry.
The
legendary
actor's
statue
is
slated
to
be
unveiled
on
Oct
1,
and
it
was
learnt
from
the
ministry
that
Nadigar
Thilagam's
statue
would
be
unveiled
by
a
certain
minister
and
not
by
the
Chief
Minister,
Edapadi
Palanisamy.
A
clearly
upset
Sivaji
Prabhu,
son
of
the
thespian
actor,
wrote
an
official
letter
to
the
Chief
Minister
requesting
him
to
reconsider
his
decision.
Actor
Prabhu
and
family
issued
a
statement
requesting
CM
to
attend
the
function.
"To
Respected
Minister
of
I&B
Tamil
Nadu,
Mr.
Honourable
Minister
Sir;
Appa's
memorial
was
the
Great
Puratchi
Thalaivi
Amma's
dream
project;
And
if
she
was
alive
she
would
have
presided
this
opening
&
done
justice
to
our
legendary
Father
Nadigar
Thilagam's
athma.
As
much
as
we
are
happy
about
our
TN
government
opening
our
respected
father
Mr.
Sivaji
Ganesan's
memorial;
we
are
disappointed
that
our
CM
or
Deputy
CM
of
Our
Tamil
Nadu
are
not
attending
the
Great
Actor's
memorial
opening
;
he
through
his
movies
has
done
so
much
for
Tamil
culture
&
The
Great
Tamil
language;
so
please
sir;
we
feel
this
kind
of
a
small
function
for
our
father
is
kind
of
disrespecting
him.
Please
do
reconsider
about
asking
the
CM
&
all
your
govt
dignitaries
to
please
attend
the
Great
Tamil
Actor's
memorial
opening
it
is
a
humble
request
sir
🙏
our
family,
as
well
as
thousands
of
Sivaji
Ganesan
fans,
are
waiting
for
a
favorable
reply
from
u
sir
"
-
Prabhu
&
all
Sivaji
Family
&
fans.
-
Sic
Much
after
his
request,
the
ministry
gave
the
matter
a
thought
and
has
finally
come
to
a
consensus.
The
memorial
was
inaugurated
on
Oct
1.
Highlights
Of
The
Event
Sivaji
Prabhu
Remembering
his
old
days
with
J.
Jayalalithaa,
Prabhu
shared
that
he
used
to
refer
JJ
as
Amma,
MGR
and
Karunanidhi
as
Periyappa
(Uncle)
and
thus
by
confirming
that
it
is
not
a
political
event
but
a
culmination
of
three
Chief
Ministers
for
the
construction
of
Sivaji
memorial.
Prabhu
also
requested
the
I&B
ministry
to
carve
Karunanidhi's
name
in
the
memorial
as
he
was
the
one
who
incepted
the
same.
Satyaraj
He
was
at
his
satirical
best.
Satyaraj
proved
the
power
and
calibre
of
Sivaji
Ganesan
by
highlighting
the
fact
that
the
members
of
ruling
party
of
Nadigar
Sangam
(Vishal,
Karthi
&
Nasser)
and
opposition
party
members
(Radhika
and
Sharath
kumar)
sharing
the
same
stage
for
the
event.
Satyaraj
also
attributed
his
success
in
cinema
to
the
late
legendary
actor
by
stating
that
he
made
his
entry
into
the
industry
by
cracking
a
certain
audition
which
saw
him
mouth
the
most
famous
dialogue
of
Sivaji's
Parasakthi
movie.
Kamal
Haasan
The
heir
apparent
of
Sivaji
Ganesan
in
the
film
industry,
Kamal
Haasan
showered
his
admiration
and
love
on
Sivaji.
Kamal
indirectly
mocked
the
ruling
government
by
expressing
his
view
that
the
paid
respect
is
a
due
one
which
is
a
responsibility
and
right
and
not
something
which
needs
to
be
requested
for.
Rajinikanth
A
staunch
admirer
of
Sivaji
Ganesan,
Superstar
Rajinikanth
started
his
speech
by
calling
O
Pannerselvam
a
lucky
soul
as
he
earned
the
privilege
of
building
the
memorial.
He
added
that
Sivaji's
style,
presence,
performance,
attitude
etc.,
made
him
stand
out
and
helped
him
earn
a
distinguished
spot
amongst
all
actors
across
the
nation.
He
also
stated
that
the
Nadigar
Thilagam
was
not
just
an
actor
but
also
was
a
politician
who
encountered
failure.
Rajinikanth
said
it
was
a
learning
experience
for
all
actors
with
political
ambition
as
politics
require
a
person
to
possess
certain
set
of
skills
apart
from
cinema
background
and
popularity.
Rajinikanth
also
thanked
Jayalalithaa
for
the
initiation
and
Karunanidhi
for
the
inception
of
the
memorial.