Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to DMK patriarch and former chief minister M Karunanidhi on his 100th birth anniversary remembering him for the work he did for the development of Tamil Nadu and the Tamils.
These regional chieftains have a proprietorial hold over their strong vote bank. The BJP plans to either decimate them or join them as their ally.
The task ahead of Stalin is stupendous. He must make sure that the DMK coalition wins at least 25 to 30 Lok Sabha seats and 12 to 15 Assembly byelection seats. But it is not that easy.
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi unveiled a statue of late Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M Karunanidhi at the DMK headquarters in Chennai on Sunday evening in a special event that brought many opposition parties together.
Senior party leader Durai Murugan was elected, also unopposed, the party's treasurer. Both Stalin and Durai Murugan were formally elected at the General Council meeting to be held in Chennai.
That art and politics blended seamlessly in Karunanidhi was manifest from the sobriquets of 'Thalaivar' (The Leader) and 'Kalaignar' (The Artist) he earned from ardent followers
National leaders on Tuesday condoled the death of DMK President M Karunanidhi, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi announcing they would attend his last rites in Chennai on Wednesday.
Stalin had met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami requesting the latter to allow the burial.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M Karunanidhi passed away at age 94. Kauvery Hospital issued a statement on Tuesday evening.
Scenes of intense emotion were witnessed outside the Kauvery Hospital in Chennai as a sea of supporters of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M Karunanidhi thronged Alwarpet for updates on the health of the former five-time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
