CHENNAI: The Lok Satta Party on Thursday demanded the Tamil Nadu government remove portraits of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa from government offices. The party also wanted the government to remove her pictures from welfare schemes like Amma canteen and Amma water.

Addressing mediapersons here on Thursday, LSP state general secretary D Jagadheeswaran said Jayalalithaa’s portraits continued to be displayed at government offices even several days after a special court in Bangalore unseated her from the chief minister’s post by convicting her in a disproportionate assets case. “Jayalalithaa’s pictures should also be removed from government schemes like Amma water, Amma canteen, Amma salt, and Amma medicals," he said.

He said political parties should establish a system to remove a party member when he or she is convicted by a court.

LSP’s state spokesperson N Narayanan said a strong Lokayukta should be established in the state to look into corruption by politicians and bureaucrats. “Unfortunately, the Lokayukta bill is yet to be passed in Tamil Nadu. Special courts should be established to handle high profile corruption cases.”

