The AIADMK defends its role in Keeladi excavations, wants politics out of the issue

Deputy propaganda secretary K. Pandiarajan recalls that after the ASI decided not to pursue the Keeladi project further, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa stepped in. The State applied to the Centre for approval. The Central Advisory Board of Archaeology permitted the State to conduct excavations, which were done in stages. The reports were sent to the Union government

​Deputy propaganda secretary K. Pandiarajan recalls that after the ASI decided not to pursue the Keeladi project further, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa stepped in. The State applied to the Centre for approval. The Central Advisory Board of Archaeology permitted the State to conduct excavations, which were done in stages. The reports were sent to the Union government