Muthulakshmi, wife of the late sandalwood smuggler Veerappan and a political committee member of the Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK), has formally requested Tamil Nadu Rural Development Minister I. Periyasamy to construct a memorial for Veerappan at his burial site. She urged the minister to convey this request to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. This appeal was made during a TVK event in Chinnalapa