The Madras High Court has allowed the burial of DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi at Marina Beach in Chennai. The petition was filed by the DMK at the court for granting permission to erect a memorial after the state government led by Tamil Nadu AIDMK chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami denied the permission owing to political rivalry. In the petition, the DMK sought permission to erect a memorial next to party founder CN Annadurai’s memorial.
Karunanidhi To Laid To Rest At Marina Beach
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The doyen of Tamil Politics, Karunanidhi, died on August 7 at the age of 94 in Kauvery Hospital in Chennai. The DMK patriarch who has been battling with serious ailments for the last 11 days dies due to multi-organ failure. The doctors were constantly issuing a statement about his health update and said that it was a challenge to ressurect owing to his age.
Scores of Kalaigar’s supporters and party workers assembled outside the Kauvery Hospital. The DMK patron has served as Tamil Nadu chief minister for five times and also holds a record of not losing poll since his first political victory in 1957 and this July he completed 50-years as DMK chief. The senior police officials have issued an alert and tight vigilant to avoid any disharmony in the state.
