Karunanidhi passes away: DMK cadres arrive in hordes to pay respect, demand burial of Kalaignar at Marina Beach
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M Karunanidhi passed away on Tuesday at 6.10 pm due to multiple organ failure.
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Mortal remains of DMK chief M Karunanidhi carried out from the ambulance after reaching his Gopalapuram residence, in Chennai, on Tuesday. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M Karunanidhi passed away on Tuesday at 6.10 pm due to multiple organ failure. PTI
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DMK supporters gather near the Kauvery Hospital, in Chennai on Tuesday. A massive controversy erupted on Tuesday after the Tamil Nadu government rejected Opposition DMK’s demand for allotting space on the Marina beach for the burial of its leader M Karunanidhi. The cadres held impromptu protests and engaged in sloganeering demanding a place for Karunanidhi’s burial at the Marina Beach even as minor incidents of violence were reported from some parts of the state. PTI
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Security personnel stand by after DMK party president M Karunanidhi passed away, in Chennai on Tuesday. Police also resorted to lathicharge outside the hospital to disperse the crowd. PTI
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Following Karunanidhi’s death on Tuesday evening in a Chennai hospital, leaders from across all political spectrum have been conveying their condolences for their beloved Kalaignar. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mourned the death of a “deep-rooted mass leader” while Rajinikanth has called it a “black day” for Tamil Nadu. PTI
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Even as the Tamil Nadu government announced a seven-day mourning period after the death of former chief minister and DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Tuesday, party workers began a violent protest outside Kauvery Hospital in Chennai, where the patriarch was being treated, after the state government rejected DMK’s plea for land at the Marina Beach for Karunanidhi’s memorial. Reuters
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The Madras High Court has adjourned till 8 am on Wednesday hearing on a DMK plea to allot space on the Marina beach for burial of party leader M Karunanidhi. The DMK moved the court hours after the state government announced its inability to allot burial space on the Marina beach citing legal hurdles. Reuters
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