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M Karunanidhi donated Gopalapuram house for hospital in 2010

The late DMK leader had donated his posh Gopalapuram locality in Chennai for setting up a hospital for the poor in 2010.

Aug 08, 2018, 11:07 AM IST

Karunanidhi will be buried at Marina beach, Madras HC rules in favour of DMK

The DMK had said the AIADMK government is citing minor issues for rejecting the party's request for space at Marina Beach to bury Karunanidhi.

Aug 08, 2018, 11:03 AM IST

Tamil Nadu Governor, CM, Deputy CM pay last respects to M Karunanidhi

People from different walks of life - leaders, actors, industrialists and others - also paid homage to their departed leader, whose mortal remains have been kept at the Rajaji Hall.

Aug 08, 2018, 10:04 AM IST

'Can I call you Appa for one last time,' MK Stalin pens heartfelt tribute for Karunanidhi

Stalin in his letter said: "Rather than calling you as Appa, Appa, I have called you as Thalaivaray, Thalaivaray (my leader) more number of times. Can I call you as Appa once Thalaivaray."
 

Aug 08, 2018, 08:54 AM IST

Court allows Karunanidhi burial at Marina Beach: Updates

The court allowed the burial at the Marina Beach mausoleum complex after some of the PIL against the practice were withdrawn.

Aug 08, 2018, 06:51 AM IST

Will Karunanidhi's mortal remains be buried at Marina beach? Madras HC to decide at 8 am

Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK government, which had denied permission to the DMK for the burial at Marina beach, sought more time from the Madras High Court.

Aug 08, 2018, 01:51 AM IST

DMK leader blames BJP, RSS for denial of Marina burial site for Karunanidhi

Looks like it is the design of RSS to deny our great leader @kalaignar89 a place in Marina, tweeted DMK's Saravanan Annadurai.

Aug 08, 2018, 00:42 AM IST

Karunanidhi dead: State funeral to be accorded to DMK patriarch, national mourning declared

As the ruling AIADMK government denied a burial site for Karunanidhi at Marina beach, violence erupted outside Kauvery hospital in Chennai.

Aug 07, 2018, 23:44 PM IST

Karunanidhi’s burial at Marina beach: Opposition parties back DMK’s demand

A massive controversy erupted on Tuesday night 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 and offered space near the memorials of former chief ministers C Rajagopalachari and K Kamaraj.

Aug 07, 2018, 23:27 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi, Rajinikanth back DMK over Karunanidhi’s burial at Marina beach

DMK’s demand of getting a burial site at Marina beach for party patriarch M Karunanidhi’s mortal remains is getting support from several corners.

Aug 07, 2018, 22:48 PM IST

Karunanidhi dead: Madras HC likely to decide on burial site tonight; violence outside hospital by cadres

DMK patriarch and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi died on Tuesday at 94, with the doctors at Kauvery Hospital declaring him dead at 6.10 pm.

Aug 07, 2018, 21:32 PM IST

Karunanidhi not to be buried at Marina beach, Tamil Nadu government offers land opposite Anna University

Reports suggest that the ruling AIADMK government has cited legal hurdles for refusing Anna memorial as the burial ground for the DMK patriarch.

Aug 07, 2018, 20:46 PM IST

Karunanidhi dead: Tamil Nadu declares public holiday on Wednesday, 7-day mourning

The Tamil Nadu government has declared a public holiday on Wednesday to mourn the demise of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, who died on Tuesday evening at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai. The state government has also declared official seven-day mourning.

Aug 07, 2018, 20:25 PM IST

Kalaignar strode stage of Tamil politics for over six decades: Rahul Gandhi on Karunanidhi

Rahul said that Karunanidhi is loved by the entire Tamilian fraternity. He also said that Karunanidhi strode the stage of Tamil politics, like a colossus, for a period of more than six decades. 

Aug 07, 2018, 19:57 PM IST

Schools in Tamil Nadu to be closed on Wednesday to mourn Karunanidhi's demise

DMK patriarch and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi died on Tuesday at the age of 94. Doctors at Kauvery Hospital declared him dead at 6.10 pm.

Aug 07, 2018, 19:49 PM IST

We have lost a stalwart: PM Modi expresses deep sadness over DMK president M Karunanidhi's death

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his deep sadness over the death of DMK president M Karunanidhi. The DMK patriarch and former Tamil Nadu chief minister died at the age of 94. Doctors at Kauvery Hospital declared him dead at 6.10 pm.

Aug 07, 2018, 19:28 PM IST

M Karunanidhi: Tamil Nadu's Kalaignar and torch bearer of federalism in Indian politics leaves a massive void

M Karunanidhi is dead. The characteristic rasping voice that has been one of the icons of Tamil Nadu's politics for over 60 years will speak no more.

Aug 07, 2018, 19:02 PM IST

M Karunanidhi: The journey from Dakshinamurthy to Kalaignar

Karunanidhi who breathed his last at the age of 94 on Tuesday at Chennai's Kauvery hospital in Tamil Nadu was a figure recognised and revered throughout the country. Karunanidhi was hospitalised after he was diagnosed with an infection in the urinary tract and had a fever. 

Aug 07, 2018, 18:58 PM IST

'Significant decline' in Karunanidhi's health, vital organ functions continue to deteriorate: Kauvery Hospital

Karunanidhi's health declined late on Monday and he continues to be under observation of doctors at the Kauvery hospital. 

Aug 07, 2018, 16:46 PM IST

Karunanidhi critical; Tamil Nadu DGP asks police to remain on high alert

Tamil Nadu Director General of Police has asked police machinery across the state to remain on alert.

Aug 07, 2018, 16:27 PM IST