Mourners throng home-To lie in state at Rajaji Hall.
M. Karunanidhi, fivetime Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president for nearly 50 years, died at 6.10 p.m. on Tuesday after battling infection and agerelated ailments for 11 days at the Kauvery Hospital in Chennai. Affectionately called Kalaignar (artiste and man of letters), he was 94.
Leaders across the political spectrum, led by President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paid rich tributes to the DMK patriarch. “Despite the best possible efforts by our team of doctors and nurses to resuscitate him, he failed to respond,” Dr. Aravindan Selvaraj, executive director, Kauvery Hospital, said in a press release.
Flag at half mast
The Tamil Nadu government announced a public holiday on Wednesday and declared a sevenday State mourning for the departed leader.
The Central government also announced cancellation of all official functions and a day’s mourning on Wednesday. The national flag will be flown at half mast on Wednesday. As news of Mr. Karunanidhi’s death spread, DMK cadre made their way to the hospital in Alwarpet in large numbers. Shops downed shutters and transport services were withdrawn.
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