Jayalalithaa defends decision to function from St George Fort

Mutual dislike and antagonism between the AIADMK and DMK leadership extends well beyond the political domain. But this time it has reached another level after newly appointed chief minister J. Jayalalithaa gave a costly snub to her archrival by shifting the seat of power back to the historic 17th century Fort St George.

In the process she dumped the secretariat-cum-assembly complex in Anna Salai from where M. Karunanidhi was running the government. It has now put a question mark on the fate of the Rs 1,200 crore complex, touted as a green legislature in Asia.