PIL seeking removal of Jayalalithaa's protrait from government offices filed in Tamil Nadu

A PIL seeking direction to Tamil Nadu to remove portraits of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa from Government offices was on Thursday filed before the Madras High Court Bench in Madurai.

The petitioner, an advocate also sought direction that government schemes named after Jayalalithaa when she was ruling the state should not be displayed as she has been convicted by a court. The portrait of Chief Minister O Panneerselvam should be displayed and the schemes named after Jayalalithaa be replaced by the present chief minister's name,the petitioner submitted. The petition is coming up for hearing on Friday.