Kalaignar Karunanidhi stood for regional aspirations as well as national progress. His understanding of policy and emphasis on social welfare stood out,” the PM said. “I have had the opportunity of interacting with Karunanidhi Ji on several occasions. Recalling his numerous interactions with the five-time Tamil Nadu chief minister, Modi singled out Karunanidhi’s understanding of policy and emphasis on social welfare that impressed him the most. India and particularly Tamil Nadu will miss him immensely. My thoughts are with the family and the countless supporters of Karunanidhi Ji in this hour of grief. We have lost a deep-rooted mass leader, prolific thinker, accomplished writer and a stalwart whose life was devoted to the welfare of the poor and the marginalised,” the PM tweeted. He was one of the senior most leaders of India. “Deeply saddened by the passing away of Kalaignar Karunanidhi. No Hindu rituals were performed as Karunanidhi was a self-proclaimed atheist and rationalist PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah pay tribute to Karunanidhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the country had lost a mass leader, a prolific thinker, an accomplished writer and a stalwart who devoted his life to the upliftment of the poor and marginalised. Other family members including the leader’s wife Rajathi Ammal, other sons and daughters showered flower petals at his feet. Karunanidhi’s son and heir apparent M K Stalin received the national flag wrapped around his father’s body. He was buried with full state honours next to his mentor and former chief minister C N Annadurai at the Marina beach.Ī host of dignitaries including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, and his Kerala, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh counterparts Pinarayi Vijayan, K Chandrasekhar Rao and N Chandrababu Naidu were in attendance. He had been battling age-related ailments for a long time.
The 94-year-old Dravidian stalwart, who was affectionately called as Thalaivar and Kalaignar, had breathed his last at Kauvery hospital after fighting for life for 11 days. Karunanidhi burial at Marina Beach: DMK supremo and former Tamil Nadu chief minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi was laid to rest on the Marina beachfront as thousands of supporters bid him a tearful farewell after an unsavoury courtroom battle his party won to secure for him the final resting place at the Chennai landmark.
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