‘We never stated that this house is for sale. No one has approached us, nor are we in talks to do so,’ J Jayalalithaa’s niece, Deepa said, dismissing rumours surrounding the Veda Nilayam bungalow
o ‘We never stated that this house is for sale. No one has approached us, nor are we in talks to do so,’ J Jayalalithaa’s niece, Deepa said, dismissing rumours surrounding the Veda Nilayam bungalow
o She then attacked the late All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president’s ex-aid, VK Sasikala.
‘We never stated that this house is for sale. No one has approached us, nor are we in talks to do so,’ J Jayalalithaa’s niece, Deepa said, dismissing rumours surrounding the Veda Nilayam bungalow.
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s niece Deepa dismissed rumours on Tuesday refuting that she is selling J Jayalalithaa’s ‘Veda Nilayam’ bungalow in Chennai. She then attacked the late All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president’s ex-aid, VK Sasikala.
The bungalow was handed down to Deepa and her brother Deepak by the Madras high court last year following a legal battle after Jayalalithaa’s death in December of 2016.
Jayalalithaa had bought the property in the 60s and lived there with Sasikala until her death. In an audio clip shared on Tuesday, Deepa is found saying that she intends to move into the bungalow soon.
“After a long legal battle, we finally have Veda Nilayam which is our ancestral property. I condemn all rumours. Whoever those may be, including those who have been on the journey along with Amma, such as Sasikala’s family members, I want to tell them that these are rumours. We never said this house is for sale. No one has approached, nor are we in talks for any sale” she said.
There has been no reaction from Sasikala.
The party had enacted legislation in 2020 establishing a foundation for turning Jayalalithaa’s home into a memorial, saying that the property was acquired legally. It was a bid to prevent Sasikala from entering the house as she wanted to reclaim everything, including her post at the party before she went to jail.
Deepa and her brother Deepak challenged the AIADMK regime’s acquisition and conversion of her residence and received a favourable order from the Madras high court in November 2020. Following the court’s order, the Chennai district collector handed over the residence to Deepa and Deepak.
