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CN Annadurai: Legacy of a Dravidian stalwart
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CN Annadurai: Legacy of a Dravidian stalwart

On February 3, 1969, Tamil Nadu witnessed over 15 million people – an unbroken world record – participating in the last journey of former chief minister Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai

'Will decide on alliance with BJP after 2019 poll dates are announced': Edappadi Palaniswami after meeting Narendra Modi
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'Will decide on alliance with BJP after 2019 poll dates are announced': Edappadi Palaniswami after meeting Narendra Modi

Palaniswami met Narendra Modi at his office and gave him a memorandum regarding various demands of his government including conferring Bharat Ratna on the late CN Annadurai and J Jayalalithaa and naming the iconic Chennai Central railway station after the late MG Ramachandran.

K Palaniswami writes to Narendra Modi, reiterates demand for conferring Bharat Ratna on Jayalalithaa, CN Annadurai
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K Palaniswami writes to Narendra Modi, reiterates demand for conferring Bharat Ratna on Jayalalithaa, CN Annadurai

K Palaniswami drew Narendra Modi's attention to a letter of 18 December, 2016 of the state government recommending the award to the former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa posthumously

After 49 years of Karunanidhi, DMK cadre unanimously elect MK Stalin as party chief: Duraimurugan elected as treasurer
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After 49 years of Karunanidhi, DMK cadre unanimously elect MK Stalin as party chief: Duraimurugan elected as treasurer

DMK working president MK Stalin, who is set to be elected as the party president, filed his nomination for the post at Anna Arivalayam, the party headquarters, in Chennai in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Stalin's elder brother MK Alagiri has also filed his nomination for the post.

MK Stalin files nomination for post of DMK president, will contest against brother MK Alagiri
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MK Stalin files nomination for post of DMK president, will contest against brother MK Alagiri

DMK's working president MK Stalin has filed nomination for the post of the party's president and is contesting against his brother MK Alagiri

AIADMK renews demand for Bharat Ratna for Jayalalithaa, urges Centre to award Ramasamy, Annadurai too
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AIADMK renews demand for Bharat Ratna for Jayalalithaa, urges Centre to award Ramasamy, Annadurai too

AIADMK renewed its demand for conferring Bharat Ratna on Jayalalithaa even as it sought the country's highest civilian honour for late Dravidian stalwarts EV Ramasamy 'Periyar' and CN Annadurai

First DMK meet after Karunanidhi's death: Stalin doesn't mention Alagiri, slams EPS govt for politicising Kalaignar's burial
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First DMK meet after Karunanidhi's death: Stalin doesn't mention Alagiri, slams EPS govt for politicising Kalaignar's burial

DMK working president MK Stalin addressed an emergency meeting of the party's executive committee on Tuesday, where he said he is working for the future of the party and is trying to maintain its unity in the face of obstacles.

Karunanidhi passes away at 94: Ex-DMK chief, like many others biography forgives, can be called a product of his times
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Karunanidhi passes away at 94: Ex-DMK chief, like many others biography forgives, can be called a product of his times

Even a casual observer of the life of M Karunanidhi will acknowledge it to be an illustrious life; indeed, keener observers would call it the life of Indian politics

Petty politics over Karunanidhi’s burial site lacks honour for the dead, may cost AIADMK and NDA dear in 2019
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Petty politics over Karunanidhi’s burial site lacks honour for the dead, may cost AIADMK and NDA dear in 2019

If Tamil Nadu chief minister E Palaniswami kicked up a needless fuss over where Karunanidhi should be buried, it was a tit-for-tat without respect for the dead

Karunanidhi funeral: Procession to begin from Rajaji Hall, DMK patriarch to be buried next to ex-chief minister CN Annadurai's mausoleum
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Karunanidhi funeral: Procession to begin from Rajaji Hall, DMK patriarch to be buried next to ex-chief minister CN Annadurai's mausoleum

The funeral procession of late DMK president M Karunanidhi will start at 4 pm and he will be laid to rest at Marina near the Anna memorial in Chennai.

Karunanidhi passes away: Madras High Court allows burial of DMK patriarch on Marina beach
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Karunanidhi passes away: Madras High Court allows burial of DMK patriarch on Marina beach

Tamil Nadu's main opposition party had moved the court last night after the AIADMK government rejected its request for allowing the burial of Karunanidhi on the famed Marina sands alongside his mentor and former chief minister CN Annadurai.

Karunanidhi passes away: Madras High Court dismisses all pending petitions challenging burials on Marina beach
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Karunanidhi passes away: Madras High Court dismisses all pending petitions challenging burials on Marina beach

The Madras High Court on Wednesday dismissed all pending petitions challenging burials on the Marina beach as it resumed hearing on a petition by the DMK seeking allotment of space at the famous beach for laying to rest its leader M Karunanidhi.

Karunanidhi passes away at 94: Madras High Court to decide on burial site for DMK chief at 8 am today
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Karunanidhi passes away at 94: Madras High Court to decide on burial site for DMK chief at 8 am today

The Madras High Court on Wednesday morning at 8 am would decide on the DMK's plea against Tamil Nadu's government's decision to deny burial of the party president M Karunanidhi's body at Marina Beach.

M Karunanidhi's health 'slightly declines': From writing to politics, DMK patriarch has always been a crafty strategist
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M Karunanidhi's health 'slightly declines': From writing to politics, DMK patriarch has always been a crafty strategist

DMK president M Karunanidhi is a five-time chief minister in Tamil Nadu. He contested a whopping 12 Assembly elections in his eight-decade political career and won all of them.

MK Stalin takes dig at Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth, likens them to
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MK Stalin takes dig at Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth, likens them to "glamorous paper flowers"

Taking a veiled dig once again at top actors Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan for their political ambitions, DMK working president MK Stalin likened them to 'glamorous paper flowers' which do not spread fragrance.

Are calls for an independent Kashmir or 'azadi' always illegal or seditious? The answer is no
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Are calls for an independent Kashmir or 'azadi' always illegal or seditious? The answer is no

If what the SC had said mattered, then senior ministers of the Union government wouldn’t be using the term 'seditious' to characterise everyone who call for the independence of Kashmir, Punjab, Nagaland, Manipur or anything

Narendra Modi govt's stand on jallikattu re-establishes bias towards Tamil interests
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Narendra Modi govt's stand on jallikattu re-establishes bias towards Tamil interests

Whether Jallikattu is right or wrong, should it be discontinued or continued or continued with modifications, is an out and out Tamil affair. That the Animal Welfare Board of India, which doesn’t exactly reflect Tamil opinion, gets to decide on this shows how Tamils are infantilised as being incapable of deciding their own affairs

Sasikala takes formal charge of AIADMK, promises to take Jayalalithaa's legacy forward
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Sasikala takes formal charge of AIADMK, promises to take Jayalalithaa's legacy forward

Pledging to take Jayalalithaa's legacy forward, AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala asserted that nobody other than party founder MG Ramachandran, Dravidian ideologue CN Annadurai and 'Amma' will be given prominence in the party

Jayalalithaa is dead: Here are other chief ministers who died while still in office
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Jayalalithaa is dead: Here are other chief ministers who died while still in office

Indian politics is filled with names of politicians who died while in office. Here is a list to help jog your memory:

Karunanidhi to hold public meet on 93rd birthday: The last roar of an aged lion?
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Karunanidhi to hold public meet on 93rd birthday: The last roar of an aged lion?

In his 94th year, the grand old man of Tamil politics, M Karunanidhi, faces criticism from all quarters but continues to strive for relevance