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DMK party meet LIVE updates: MK Stalin says, "We need to be united, Karunanidhi's dream was to be in power"
Fp Staff • 7 years agoDMK party meet LIVE updates: The DMK on Tuesday held a meeting of its executive committee to condole the death of party president M Karunanidhi.
Succession war in DMK after Karunanidhi's death as Alagiri claims 'loyal' supporters are with him, not Stalin
Fp Staff • 7 years agoDays after former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi's demise, a succession war has broken out in his family over DMK leadership as Alagiri has claimed that loyal supporters are with him.
As DMK chief Karunanidhi's life slipped away, his supporters held on to hope and a prayer
Sindhuja Parthasarathy • 7 years agoDMK chief M Karunanidhi, one of the foremost Dravidian politicians in modern times, died in Chennai on Tuesday, 7 August 2018, aged 94
DMK executive committee to meet on 14 August; MK Stalin says condoling Karunanidhi's death only thing on agenda
• 7 years agoA DMK leader said the executive meeting may consider a date for holding the general council meet, which is likely to elevate Stalin as the party president.
Union Cabinet condoles death of M Karunanidhi, resolution says country lost a veteran and distinguished leader
• 7 years agoThe Union Cabinet, which was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, condoled the demise of the 94-year-old leader, who had passed away on 7 August at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai. It observed a two-minute silence in his memory and passed a condolence resolution.
Karunanidhi laid to rest with full State honours at Marina Beach as DMK supporters bid teary farewell
Fp Staff • 7 years agoAmid cries of people hailing him as 'Thalaivar', DMK president Muthuvel Karunanidhi's last journey began with thousands of people paying their last respects.
Karunanidhi laid to rest at Chennai's Marina Beach next to mentor CN Annadurai as lakhs bid farewell
• 7 years agoThe country's high and mighty descended on the city to pay their last respects to Karunanidhi, who left an indelible imprint on the Tamil Nadu's public life for decades through his literary, cinematic and political achievements.
Karunanidhi funeral; updates: DMK patriarch laid to rest with State honours as family, followers bid farewell
Fp Staff • 7 years agoDMK patriarch Karunanidhi was laid to rest at Marina Beach with full State honours on Wednesday as his family members and follower bid farewell.
Karunanidhi passes away: Both Houses of Parliament adjourn for the day after paying respect to 'leader of masses'
• 7 years agoAs soon as the Lok Sabha met for the day, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan informed members of the demise of Karunanidhi (94). Describing him as a "visionary" and a "leader of the masses", she said he spread his political philosophy through screenwriting and produced some of the best hits in Tamil cinema.
Karunanidhi passes away: Age did not wither DMK chief's pithy prose; Kalaignar wrote his last script at 90
• 7 years agoAge did not wither his pithy prose as Karunanidhi wrote his last script at the age of 90 for a television serial based on the life of 11th-century reformer-saint Ramanuja, who strove for an egalitarian society.