Karunanidhi dead: Country mourns death of Dravidian politician; SEE PICS

By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at : 07 Aug 2018 08:56 PM (IST)

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He outshone many a celebrity, as he presided over the destiny of the Dravidian state along with his tinsel town co-travellers and arch rivals in politics--M G Ramachandran and his protegee J Jayalalithaa-- for decades.

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The Thalaivar struck back, wresting power from her in 2006, but the DMK lost successive Assembly polls in 2011 and 2015 to the AIADMK under a charismatic Jayalalithaa. PTI Photo

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That art and politics blended seamlessly in Karunanidhi was manifest from the sobriquets of 'Thalaivar' (The Leader) and 'Kalaignar' (The Artist) he earned from ardent followers.

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Men and women, who had been praying for their leader's recovery, wailed outside the hospital as news of his death broke. By then, Chennai was already tense, with residents stocking essentials like milk and vegetables anticipating a state-wide shutdown. (PTI)

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Supporters have started thronging the hospital after Karunanidhi's conditions, reportedly, deteriorated on Monday, August 6, 2018. (PTI)

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Thousands of people desanded into mourning on August 7 in southern India after the death of revered 94-year-old political leader Muthuvel Karunanidhi. (PTI)

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DMK supporter wails as she stands with many others gathered near the Kauvery Hospital, where the party President M Karunanidhi was undergoing treatment, in Chennai on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. (PTI)

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DMK party cadres react after Kauvery Hospital released a bulltien on party president M. Karunanidhi health in the evening, in Chennai on Monday, August 6, 2018. (PTI)

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A big political jolt for Karunanidhi came when MGR rebelled against him in 1972, accusing him of corruption and demanding details of the party's finances. MGR was expelled from the party the same year, and he floated the AIADMK, an event that marked the advent of bipolar politics in Tamil Nadu. PTI Photo

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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party supporters react in front of a hospital following news of party president M. Karunanidhi passing away, in Chennai on August 7, 2018. (PTI)

Published at : 07 Aug 2018 08:56 PM (IST)