After two and half years of wait the foundation stone for the construction of Dr.Rajakumar Memorial time has come. On 12th of November at 1.35 pm the Karnataka chief minister B.S.Yediyurappa is laying the foundation stone for the memorial on 2.5 acres of land at Kanteerava studios in Kanteerava Nagara Bangalore.

The special guests on this occasion are Smt.Parvathamma Rajakumar and Ananthkumar MP. The information minister Khatta Subramanya Naidu, transport minister R Ashok, rural development and Panchayat Raj minister Shoba Karandlaje, CM Udasi, public works minister, S.Suresh Kumar Minister for law and parliamentary affairs and Urban development, Medical education minister Ramachandre Gowda, Aravind Limbavali higher education minister, Dr Mumtaz Ali Khan Wakf minister, Sudhakar Rao, chief secretary of government of Karnataka, Dr.Jayamala, KFCC President will attended the foundation laying function.

The event will be presided over by N.L.Narendra Bab, MLA of that particular constituency Mahalakshmi Layout.

The Karnataka government has already released Rs.8 crore for the construction from the Rs.10 crore memorial project near the Samadhi of Dr.Rajakumar. A garden, exhibition hall, Yoga center, Library, Open ground Rangamandira are part of Dr.Rajakumar Memorial.