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Roughly 34 cents of the Asan memorial at Thonnackal may be acquired for a road-widening project, for which the alignment has been finalised by the NHAI. While places of worship are often spared while fixing alignments, an institution that has transcended societal boundaries has been neglected,” Mr.
Madhusoodanan Nair said. Prof.
Madhusoodanan Nair said they would apprise the State government of the situation at the earliest. | Photo Credit: S_GOPAKUMARmore-inAs the State pays homage to Kumaran Asan on the occasion of his 146th birth anniversary, a memorial that has stood as tribute to the renowned poet for around six decades faces the threat of destruction. The managing committee of the Asan memorial has been told that 34 cents out of its total area of roughly 2 acres will be acquired for the project for which the alignment has been finalised by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)..