In Chennai today, PM Narendra Modi paid tributes to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Kalaignar Karunanidhi. The PM said that Kalaignar Karunanidhi was an extraordinary leader and a veteran administrator whose life was devoted to public welfare and social justice. தன்னிகரற்ற தலைவரும், பழுத்த நிர்வாகியும், மக்கள் நலனுக்காகவும் சமூக நீதிக்காகவும் தன் வாழ்நாளை[Read More…]
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Karunanidhi death: 2 killed in Chennai stampede outside Rajaji Hall
Chennai: Two persons were killed and at least 30 injured on Wednesday in a stampede outside the Rajaji Hall here as hundreds of thousands thronged for a final glimpse of DMK leader M. Karunanidhi, witnesses said. There has been heavy jostling and pushing and pulling in the crowd since morning,[Read More…]
“Can I call you Appa for one last time,” writes Stalin on Karunanidhi’s death
As India mourned the icon of Dravidian politics, several leaders across party lines paid rich tributes to Kalaignar. However, it was MK Stalin’s emotional letter that showed the beautiful bond between father and the son. “Can I call you Appa for one last time my leader”, DMK leader MK Stalin[Read More…]
Karunanidhi’s death LIVE UPDATES: Burial on Marina beach, orders Madras HC
Putting an end to all the speculations, Kauvery Hospital today announced the demise of DMK leader and five times Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Karunanidhi at 6:10 pm on Tuesday. The 94-year-old veteran had been dealing with extremely critical and unstable health for the last few weeks. A flood of DMK cadres and[Read More…]
Obituary: Karunanidhi’s demise brings end to an era for Tamil Nadu politics
The name Muthuvel Karunanidhi invokes extreme reactions from both diehard loyalists to fierce opponents. Be it in power or out of power, active or not, the 94-year-old grand old DMK president has had a great/remarkable influence on the political narrative of Tamil Nadu. He represents a heterogeneous and multilayered imagination of[Read More…]
RIP Kalaignar: DMK leader Karunanidhi dead confirms Kauvery Hospital
Putting an end to all the speculations, Kauvery Hospital today announced the demise of DMK leader and five times Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Karunanidhi at 6:10 pm on Tuesday. The 94-year-old veteran had been dealing with extremely critical and unstable health for the last few weeks. A flood of DMK cadres[Read More…]
21 cadres die of shock over Karunanidhi’s illness, says DMK
M K Stalin, the working president of DMK, said that 21 of its party workers have died unable to bear the “shock” of the illness and hospitalisation of party chief M Karunanidhi in the early hours of Saturday. The party has appealed to the cadres not to take any extreme[Read More…]
DMK President Karunanidhi enters 50th year as party chief
Chennai: DMK President M.Karunanidhi (94) on Friday entered 50th year as the party chief even as he is fighting age related ailment at his home here. Karunanidhi in the process created a record of sorts to be at the helm of a party for such long period managing several ups[Read More…]