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MK Stalin's Big Test In First Tamil Nadu Polls Since Father Karunanidhi's Death
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, 68, faces his first Tamil Nadu election since his father and iconic politician M Karunanidhi - popular to his supporters as "Kalaignar" - died in 2018. But it is by no means his first solo outing - he led the DMK to a sweep in national elections just a year later in 2019.
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"Kalaignar Lives On": MK Stalin's "Save Tamil" Note Amid Anti-Hindi Stir
MK Stalin, the DMK chief, today said the centre's decision to revise the controversial clause in the draft education policy that required children in southern states to compulsorily learn Hindi, showed party founder M Karunanidhi, fondly called Kalaignar, was still living.
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DMK To Unveil Life-Size Statue Of M Karunanidhi Next Month
A statue of late DMK chief M Karunanidhi will be unveiled next month, the party announced today. National leaders of various political parties are expected to attend the function to unveil the life-size statue on December 16.
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"Will Not Be Cowed Down," Says MK Stalin As Succession War Brews In DMK
Embroiled in a succession war with his estranged brother MK Alagiri, DMK working president MK Stalin today said he would "not be cowed down" by any flutter and vowed to overcome any challenges emanating from within or outside the party.
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Karunanidhi Responsible For Chief Ministers Unfurling National Flag
Late DMK President M Karunanidhi was responsible for state Chief Ministers unfurling the national flag on the occasion of Independence Day.
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Karunanidhi Dictated The Line On His Casket To Son Stalin 3 Decades Ago
The wooden casket with golden handles which carried the body of veteran politician M Karunanidhi has an epitaph he dictated to his son MK Stalin three decades ago.
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Karunanidhi Buried At Chennai's Marina Beach, Next To Mentor Annadurai
M Karunanidhi, a towering figure in Tamil Nadu politics, was given a state funeral and buried at Chennai's Marina Beach on Wednesday, in the presence of the country's top politicians. A massive crowd followed the DMK patriarch's casket from Rajaji Hall, where leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi had paid tribute to him earlier in the day....
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"Can I Call You Appa One Last Time": A Son's Moving Poem For Karunanidhi
MK Stalin has written a moving poem for his father M Karunanidhi, who he, like the rest of Tamil Nadu, had referred to him as Kalaignar, or scholar, for most of his life. In a hand-written poem, Mr Stalin wrote the poem as a tribute to his father, "For once, shall I call you father, my leader?"
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Opinion: Karunanidhi Remembered By Mani Shankar Aiyar
A great voice has been stilled. For over 50 years, Kalaignar Karunanidhi carried the Dravidian Movement on his strong shoulders.
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"Will Never Forget This Day": Rajinikanth In Tribute To Karunanidhi
The death of "Kalaignar" M Karunanidhi would remain a "black day" in his life, actor-politician Rajinikanth said today. "I will never forget this day in my lifetime," said the 67-year-old, whose fans credit him with contributing to a huge DMK victory in 1996 with a comment that was a snub to AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa.
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Maintain Peace, Show Our Military Discipline, Stalin Urges DMK Workers After Karunanidhi's Death
As news of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's death was confirmed by a hospital in Chennai this evening, thousands of party workers were seen weeping, beating their chest and chanting his name in a giant outpouring of grief.
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M Karunanidhi Dies At 94; Tamil Nadu Announces Holiday At School, Colleges Tomorrow
Tamil Nadu has announced that the schools, colleges and all government offices will be closed tomorrow.
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Karunanidhi Dies. 'Black Day', Tweet Rajinikanth And Other Celebs
Karunanidhi dies. "Today is a black day in my life, one which I can never forget as I lost my Kalaignar. I pray for his soul," tweeted Rajinikanth
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Karunanidhi's Opposition To Emergency Will Be Remembered: PM's Tribute
Prime Minister Narendra Modi put out a series of tweets in tribute to DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, who died at 94 this evening.
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M Karunanidhi Dies At 94: Full Text Of Press Release By Kauvery Hospital
After 11 days in intensive care at a hospital in Chennai, one of Tamil Nadu's tallest leaders, DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, died this evening. He was 94.
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MK Stalin's Big Test In First Tamil Nadu Polls Since Father Karunanidhi's Death
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, 68, faces his first Tamil Nadu election since his father and iconic politician M Karunanidhi - popular to his supporters as "Kalaignar" - died in 2018. But it is by no means his first solo outing - he led the DMK to a sweep in national elections just a year later in 2019.
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"Kalaignar Lives On": MK Stalin's "Save Tamil" Note Amid Anti-Hindi Stir
MK Stalin, the DMK chief, today said the centre's decision to revise the controversial clause in the draft education policy that required children in southern states to compulsorily learn Hindi, showed party founder M Karunanidhi, fondly called Kalaignar, was still living.
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DMK To Unveil Life-Size Statue Of M Karunanidhi Next Month
A statue of late DMK chief M Karunanidhi will be unveiled next month, the party announced today. National leaders of various political parties are expected to attend the function to unveil the life-size statue on December 16.
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"Will Not Be Cowed Down," Says MK Stalin As Succession War Brews In DMK
Embroiled in a succession war with his estranged brother MK Alagiri, DMK working president MK Stalin today said he would "not be cowed down" by any flutter and vowed to overcome any challenges emanating from within or outside the party.
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Karunanidhi Responsible For Chief Ministers Unfurling National Flag
Late DMK President M Karunanidhi was responsible for state Chief Ministers unfurling the national flag on the occasion of Independence Day.
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Karunanidhi Dictated The Line On His Casket To Son Stalin 3 Decades Ago
The wooden casket with golden handles which carried the body of veteran politician M Karunanidhi has an epitaph he dictated to his son MK Stalin three decades ago.
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Karunanidhi Buried At Chennai's Marina Beach, Next To Mentor Annadurai
M Karunanidhi, a towering figure in Tamil Nadu politics, was given a state funeral and buried at Chennai's Marina Beach on Wednesday, in the presence of the country's top politicians. A massive crowd followed the DMK patriarch's casket from Rajaji Hall, where leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi had paid tribute to him earlier in the day....
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"Can I Call You Appa One Last Time": A Son's Moving Poem For Karunanidhi
MK Stalin has written a moving poem for his father M Karunanidhi, who he, like the rest of Tamil Nadu, had referred to him as Kalaignar, or scholar, for most of his life. In a hand-written poem, Mr Stalin wrote the poem as a tribute to his father, "For once, shall I call you father, my leader?"
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Opinion: Karunanidhi Remembered By Mani Shankar Aiyar
A great voice has been stilled. For over 50 years, Kalaignar Karunanidhi carried the Dravidian Movement on his strong shoulders.
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"Will Never Forget This Day": Rajinikanth In Tribute To Karunanidhi
The death of "Kalaignar" M Karunanidhi would remain a "black day" in his life, actor-politician Rajinikanth said today. "I will never forget this day in my lifetime," said the 67-year-old, whose fans credit him with contributing to a huge DMK victory in 1996 with a comment that was a snub to AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa.
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Maintain Peace, Show Our Military Discipline, Stalin Urges DMK Workers After Karunanidhi's Death
As news of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi's death was confirmed by a hospital in Chennai this evening, thousands of party workers were seen weeping, beating their chest and chanting his name in a giant outpouring of grief.
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M Karunanidhi Dies At 94; Tamil Nadu Announces Holiday At School, Colleges Tomorrow
Tamil Nadu has announced that the schools, colleges and all government offices will be closed tomorrow.
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Karunanidhi Dies. 'Black Day', Tweet Rajinikanth And Other Celebs
Karunanidhi dies. "Today is a black day in my life, one which I can never forget as I lost my Kalaignar. I pray for his soul," tweeted Rajinikanth
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Karunanidhi's Opposition To Emergency Will Be Remembered: PM's Tribute
Prime Minister Narendra Modi put out a series of tweets in tribute to DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, who died at 94 this evening.
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M Karunanidhi Dies At 94: Full Text Of Press Release By Kauvery Hospital
After 11 days in intensive care at a hospital in Chennai, one of Tamil Nadu's tallest leaders, DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi, died this evening. He was 94.
