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Madras High Court upholds TN govt's decision to ban protests at Marina beach, says public order as important as agitation

Madras High Court upheld Tamil Nadu government's decision to prohibit holding protests at Chennai's Marina Beach stating that public order is equally important as agitiation.

MK Alagiri changes stance on re-entry into DMK, says he is 'ready to accept Stalin' as his leader

Alagiri was expelled from the DMK in 2014 on charges of anti-party activities and he has been critical of DMK chief MK Stalin's leadership since then.

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.

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.

Union Cabinet condoles death of M Karunanidhi, resolution says country lost a veteran and distinguished leader

The 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.

Watch: Thousands of mourners throng Karunanidhi's funeral 

The body of revered politician Muthuvel Karunanidhi is buried in Chennai as thousands of mourners pay last respects to the man who died on Tuesday aged 94.

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's burial at Marina Beach: BJP may end up paying the price for AIADMK's massive self-goal

In denying DMK's demand, the AIADMK government had cited rules of the Coastal Regulation Zone Act.

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 funeral: Did Palaniswami shoot himself in the foot by objecting to Marina burial for ex-DMK chief?

For EPS to behave so gracelessly within hours of Karunanidhi's death came across to neutral observers of Tamil Nadu politics as petty politics and in bad taste