NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, AUG 7
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, DMK MP Kanimozhi, and other party leaders on Saturday paid floral tributes to former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on his third death anniversary at his memorial in Chennai.
Karunanidhi entered the Tamil Nadu assembly in 1957 and became the chief minister in 1969 after then chief minister and DMK leader CN Annadurai’s death.
என்றென்றும் நம்மை வழிநடத்தும் முத்தமிழறிஞர் கலைஞரின் நினைவு நாள்!
அவரது ஆசையை இந்த மூன்றாண்டுகளில் ஒவ்வொன்றாக நிறைவேற்றி வருகிறேன் என்ற பெருமிதமே எனக்கு நிம்மதி!
தமிழை, தமிழரை, தமிழ்நாட்டை அவர்வழியில் முன்னேற்ற இந்நாளில் உறுதியேற்போம்! #என்றென்றும்கலைஞர்#RememberingKalaignar pic.twitter.com/1lU1H14SmG
— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) August 7, 2021
The DMK leader, breathed his last on August 7, 2018, at the age of 94 after prolonged illness.
Karunanidhi’s son Stalin on May 7 took charge as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister at Raj Bhavan after the DMK-led alliance swept the Assembly polls held earlier this year.
DMK won 133 seats on its own in the 234-member Assembly and fought the polls in alliance with some other parties including Congress.
