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This Article is From Jun 03, 2009

A golden birthday for Karunanidhi

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi turned 86 on Wednesday.

To celebrate the occasion, the Chennai corporation will gift golden rings to newborns in government hospitals.

Just a few days back, Karunanidhi's elder son M K Azhagiri was made a Union Minister and his younger son M K Stalin took over as the state's Deputy Chief Minister.

Also this time it's a united family, as a few months ago, Karunanidhi made up with his estranged grand nephews - the Maran brothers.

PTI adds: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on  Wednesday greeted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on his 86th birthday.

Both leaders conveyed their greetings over phone, official sources said.

CPI National Secretary D Raja also wished Karunanidhi on his birthday.

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