The year 2018 saw passing away of prominent personalities breaking millions of hearts. From the ‘90s heart-throb, Sridevi to influential leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee, there were some legends that left us this year. All of them touched our lives in many ways. Here’s a look at all the people we[Read More…]
Tag: Karunanidhi
Sonia Gandhi to unveil Karunanidhi’s statue at DMK head quarter
New Delhi: Former All India Congress Committee (AICC) President and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is going to unveil the late Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief M Karunanidhi’s statue at DMK’s Head Quarter in Chennai on December 16. A formal invitation to this ceremony will be conveyed by DMK President[Read More…]
Karunanidhi Funeral: PM Modi pays tribute to Kalignar as he starts his final journey
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…]
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…]
Country lost a versatile genius: Manmohan Singh on Karunanidhi’s death
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh expressed his condolence on the death of DMK President M. Karunanidhi and wrote to his son M.K Stalin saying that the country has lost a versatile genius. In his death our country has lost a versatile genius who was[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…]
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…]
PM Modi visits Karunanidhi, enquires about health
On a half-a-day’s trip to Chennai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called on DMK President M. Karunanidhi and enquired about his health. “Vanakkam, Sir”, Modi greeted Karunanidhi as he sat near the 93-year-old veteran and held his hand. Accompanied by Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Pon Radhakrishnan, Modi was[Read More…]
Congress VP Rahul Gandhi visits Karunanidhi at Chennai hospital
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met DMK chief Karunanidhi, who is undergoing treatment for lung and throat infection at a private hospital in Chennai. “I just met him, I wanted to personally wish him a speedy recovery. I was very happy to see that he is doing well[Read More…]
DMK Supremo M. Karunanidhi readmitted to Chennai’s Kauvery hospital
DMK Chief and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi admitted in the Kauvery hospital due to his fragile health condition in Chennai on Thursday night. This is the second time in a month that the former chief minister was hospitalised. “Dr.Karunanidhi was readmitted with breathing difficulty due to throat[Read More…]
DMK chief Karunanidhi to be discharged soon
Puducherry chief minister V Narayanasamy said, on Sunday, that DMK chief M Karunanidhi was likely to be discharged in a day or two. Karunanidhi was admitted to Kauvery Hospital on Thursday for further treatment of a drug-induced allergy on December 1. “I came to enquire about his health since he[Read More…]
With Jayalalithaa hospitalised, how did she advise guv?: Karunanidhi
DMK President M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday said it is a wonder that Tamil Nadu Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao allocated portfolios handled by Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa to Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam based on her advice, reports PTI. “This is because a question has arisen among some people if Jayalalithaa had[Read More…]
Wrenching control: How Jayalalithaa defeated MGR’s wife to take over AIADMK
After losing her mentor, M G Ramachandran, J Jayalalithaa would have been politically at sea. But the charismatic former matinee star defeated MGR’s wife Janaki to take over the AIADMK. Excerpted from Vaasanthi’s book, “Amma: Jayalalithaa’s Journey from Movie Star to Political Queen.” ‘MGR is no more.’ It was[Read More…]
UK doctor flown in to examine Jayalalithaa
A doctor from the UK has reportedly been flown in to examine Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa who had been admitted to Apollo hospitals in Chennai. AIADMK on Saturday asserted that the party supremo is healthy. “She needs rest as per doctors’ advice and will return in good health,” said[Read More…]
Did Jayalalithaa push MGR away from Karunanidhi?
J Jayalalithaa’s aura has had Tamil Nadu and its people enthralled for years. The only one perhaps unimpressed was M Karunanidhi. Author Vaasanthi’s book, ‘Amma: Jayalalithaa’s Journey from Movie Star to Political Queen’ throws light on the former superstar-turned-politician’s life. Excerpts: R.M. Veerappan on the other hand sees Jayalalithaa as[Read More…]
Karunanidhi asks to release ‘proper information’ about Jaya’s health
DMK President M Karunanidhi has said that ‘some unwanted rumours’ were deliberately being floated regarding the health of AIADMK supremo and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa by ‘some persons.’ He urged the Tamil Nadu government to put an end to rumours by providing proper information to the people. Karunanidhi said in a statement,[Read More…]