History of Gandhi Mandapam

The complex’s oldest memorial — Gandhi Mandapam — was opened by Rajaji on January 27, 1956. An open-air auditorium was declared open on Gandhi Jayanthi day in 1974 by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi in the presence of the then Governor K.K. Shah.
On October 2, 1979, the then Governor Prabhudas B. Patwari declared open the Gandhi library and museum. The then Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran was present.
On May 5, 1975, Mr. Karunanidhi inaugurated the Rajaji memorial. Jayaprakash Narayan was present on the occasion. A library and museum was set up 12 years later, with the then Governor S.L. Khurana declaring them open.
When former Chief Minister Kamaraj died in October 1975, he was laid to rest in the complex. On February 14, 1976, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared open the memorial.