Writer-politician Muthuvel Karunanidhi is among the most important political leaders India has ever seen. He was the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for five terms and the leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for over five decades.
Having lost all the five State Assembly elections earlier this month, the BJP was planning to make the coming parliamentary poll a presidential style affair, Narendra Modi vs Rahul Gandhi.
"On behalf of the US Consulate General in Chennai, I offer condolences to the people of Tamil Nadu and Tamils across the world on the passing of former Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi," said Acting US Consul General in Chennai Lauren Lovelace.
