Thanks to the efforts of Kalaignar Karunanidhi who took extra interest in creating a world class library in the City of Chennai by spending nearly 200 crores of rupees. It may be remembered that this library was inaugurated on September 15, 2010. This being the biggest library in South Asia has 9 floors and six lakh books on a plinth area of 3.75 lakh Sq.Ft wherin about 1200 persons can be accomodated at a time. On an average 1500 persons are visiting this library and the number goes to 2200 during holidays. Even after one year of its inauguration the library’s manuscript section and digital library section are not yet ready for use. People are apprehensive whether this library would become another self-sustaining unit or not. The computerisation of the library is still incomplete and the amount of expenditure needed to run satisfactorily and maintenance would involve lakhs of rupees every month.
It is to be seen whether the present state government would pay adequate attention and extend financial support to maintain it in the name of the DMK founder Sri C.N.Annadurai.
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