Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi passed away yesterday at 6:10 PM, in Chennai. He was 94 and was extremely critical and unstable from the past few days. Karunanidhi was admitted Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on July 28, 2018, after his blood pressure dropped. Many celebrities from the South Indian Industry rushed to Chennai while many took to Twitter to pay their last respects to the great leader. Rajinikanth, Dhanush and many others have reached Rajaji Hall in Chennai to pay the last respects.
Kamal Haasan, who was busy with the Vishwaroopam 2 promotions in Delhi yesterday, rushed to Chennai to pay his last respects to Kalaignar. Remembering the veteran politician, Haasan said, “I knew Karunanidhi-ji as a writer before I knew him as a politician. The language we actors used is that of Karunanidhi’s. He had an incredible flow in his writing, which was very elegant. There was a call by the Tamilians for a leader, and he was the one who filled that role.”
Meanwhile, PM Narendra Modi arrives in Chennai to pay last respect to DMK chief M #Karunandhi.
#TamilNadu: PM Narendra Modi arrives in Chennai to pay last respects to DMK chief M #Karunandhi. pic.twitter.com/6FWth7AZnZ
— ANI (@ANI) August 8, 2018
South Indian celebrities, Rajinikanth, Dhanush, Thala Ajith, Sivakarthikeyan, actor Suriya and many others have arrived to pay their last respects to their great leader.
Tamil Nadu: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan pays last respects to former CM M #Karunanidhi at Chennai's Rajaji Hall. pic.twitter.com/HFms1zmEE7
— ANI (@ANI) August 8, 2018
Superstar #Rajinikanth, #Dhanush pay their last respects to former Tamil Nadu CM M #Karunanidhi at Chennai's Rajaji Hall. pic.twitter.com/AxVjlADiH7
— Heytamilcinema (@Heytamilcinema) August 8, 2018
#Suriya @Suriya_offl and veteran actor #Sivakumar paid their last respects to #Kalaignar #Karunanidhi #RIPKalaignar pic.twitter.com/8AwP6K32XP
— Heytamilcinema (@Heytamilcinema) August 8, 2018
Lyricst @vairamuthu and his son @madhankarky paid their last respects to #Kalaignar #Karunanidhi #RIPKalaignar pic.twitter.com/qz8SJ8c3Il
— Heytamilcinema (@Heytamilcinema) August 8, 2018
VIDEO: #Thala #Ajith paying his last respects to #Kalaignar #Karunanidhi #RIPKalaignar pic.twitter.com/7Yj53JBGEq
— Heytamilcinema (@Heytamilcinema) August 8, 2018
Actor @Siva_Kartikeyan paid his last respects to #Kalaignar #Karunanidhi #RIPKalaignar @Udhaystalin pic.twitter.com/3P2r2YqSiS
— Heytamilcinema (@Heytamilcinema) August 8, 2018
Pictures of #Thala #Ajith paying his last respects to #Kalaignar #Karunanidhi #RIPKalaignar @mkstalin pic.twitter.com/DjVkKvZ4Tk
— Heytamilcinema (@Heytamilcinema) August 8, 2018
A press release was issued a while back which read as, “With deep anguish, we announce the demise of our beloved Kalaignar Dr M Karunanidhi on 07.08.2018 at 06 10 PM. Despite the best possible efforts by our team of doctors and nurses to resuscitate him, he failed to respond.” The statement further read, “We profoundly mourn the loss of one of the tallest leaders of India and we share the grief of family members and fellow Tamilians worldwide.”
Before entering the world of politics, Karunanidhi made a huge contribution in the Tamil film industry. He was a screenwriter and has written for several blockbuster Tamil films which are remembered even now. In the year 1969, Karunanidhi became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
5-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M Karunanidhi passed away
5-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M Karunanidhi passed away in Tamil Nadu at the age of 94 today.
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