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Sea of tearful supporters and top political leaders from across the country were present at the burial site as the last rites of the five-time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister was being performed.
Sonia wrote that he always stood for social justice, equality and development of Tamil Nadu.
He never lost an election, but he has had huge scares in the counting booth.
Karunanidhi's mortal remains were brought to the Rajaji Hall on Wednesday morning.
Karunanidhi is also probably the only leader who has allied with the Congress, BJP, Third Front and the Left.
They were both staunch warriors of federalism. And the people of Tamil Nadu voted for them over and over again. The future of politics here is the future of the cause of federalism.
The court allowed the burial at the Marina Beach mausoleum complex after some of the PIL against the practice were withdrawn.
Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK government, which had denied permission to the DMK for the burial at Marina beach, sought more time from the Madras High Court.
Looks like it is the design of RSS to deny our great leader @kalaignar89 a place in Marina, tweeted DMK's Saravanan Annadurai.
Private bus operators have decided to stop their services to and from Chennai till Wednesday evening as large number of passengers have cancelled their tickets and also as a precautionary measure, said an office-bearer of All Omni Bus Operators Association.
A massive controversy erupted on Tuesday night after the Tamil Nadu government rejected opposition DMK's demand for allotting space on the Marina beach for the burial of its leader M Karunanidhi and offered space near the memorials of former chief ministers C Rajagopalachari and K Kamaraj.
DMK’s demand of getting a burial site at Marina beach for party patriarch M Karunanidhi’s mortal remains is getting support from several corners.
Former president Pranab Mukherjee penned an emotional tribute for DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, who died at Chennai’s Kauvery Hospital on Tuesday evening. Recalling the five-time Tamil Nadu chief minister as a “crusader for the poor and the marginalised”, Mukherjee said that he was a “pillar of strength” for many coalition governments at the Centre.
Reports suggest that the ruling AIADMK government has cited legal hurdles for refusing Anna memorial as the burial ground for the DMK patriarch.
The Tamil Nadu government has declared a public holiday on Wednesday to mourn the demise of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, who died on Tuesday evening at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai. The state government has also declared official seven-day mourning.
Politicos across the country reacted in shock and grief as news of demise of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi came in on Tuesday evening.
While Karunanidhi's rivalry with AIADMK’s J Jayalalithaa remained the highlight of his political career, his personal life and family have also been the focal point of news on several occasions.
Popular Indian cinema actor Rajinikanth, who is expected to launch his own political party soon, expressed his grief on the demise of DMK patriarch and five-time Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi, who breathed his last in Chennai on Tuesday evening.
M Karunanidhi is dead. The characteristic rasping voice that has been one of the icons of Tamil Nadu's politics for over 60 years will speak no more.
DMK patriarch Karunanidhi died at 94 on Tuesday after battling for life at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai. Admitted to the hospital on July 18, the Tamil Nadu strongman breathed his last at 6.10 pm on August 7.
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