AIADMK legislators who had begun gathering at J Jayalalithaa's memorial at the Marina beach in Chennai this evening, in anticipation of a merger announcement, had to leave when it began to rain. The memorial was adorned with flowers and two wreaths were brought out leading to speculation that Chief Minister E Palaniswami and his predecessor O Panneerselvam, who lead the ruling party's two factions, would arrive soon and make a joint announcement.