Chennai: Janata Dal (United) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was set to inaugurate ‘Kalaignar Kottam’ in Tiruvarur on June 20, as part of the birth centenary celebrations of late DMK leader and former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on June 20, has cancelled his trip to the State citing health reasons.

Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, will continue his trip to the State, as per the reports. Yadav was reported to inaugurate the ‘Muthuvelar’ Library, established in Karunanidhi’s native Tiruvarur district.

The ruling DMK already planned to celebrate its late leader’s birth anniversary for a year from June 2023 to June 2024. As part of the celebrations, a memorial comprising a statue of the late leader, a museum, library, marriage hall, and other amenities have been established at Kattur in Tiruvarur district, which is the native of Anjugam, the mother of M Karunanidhi. The memorial was built by the Dayalu Ammal Trust. Stalin inspected the preparatory works at the memorial on Monday.