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Party cadres carried a colossal garland picture of the late leader during the procession. (Photo: ANI)

Stalin, Kanimozhi lead procession to Karunanidhi's memorial on his...

Karunanidhi, who was Tamil Nadu's longest-serving chief minister, breathed his last in August, last year.

7 Aug 2019 7:06 AM GMT

Karunanidhi: A Life By A.S. Panneerselvan. (Amazon Photo)

Book Review | Truths about M. Karunanidhi & perspectives on Tamil...

One of the key takeaways in the book is the articulation of Karunanidhi's position vis-a-vis the Sri Lankan Tamil issue

20 Nov 2021 2:22 PM GMT

Actor Rajinikanth waves to fans en route to the Dr MGR Educational & Research Institute in Chennai, where he unveiled a statue of former Tamil Nadu CM M.G. Ramachandran. (Photo: Asian Age)

Will provide good governance like MGR, says Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth dismissed the theory that he was angling for MGR's votes by trying to become another MGR.

6 March 2018 12:12 AM GMT

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan meets MK Stalin and Kanimozhi at Kauvery Hospital, where DMK Chief M Karunanidhi is admitted. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Kalaignar fighter by birth itself: Kerala CM meets Karunanidhi in...

After his meeting, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also said that Karunanidhi's health is improving.

2 Aug 2018 7:58 AM GMT

When Karunanidhi helped fund a school, library in Mumbai

He was a social reformer and opposed superstition. He was the flag-bearer of Tamil nationalism who opposed Hindi,â€...

9 Aug 2018 12:01 AM GMT

People gather to pay their last respects to DMK chief M. Karunanidhi near Marina Beach in Chennai on Wednesday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Millions march for Karunanidhi, four die in stampede

People gather in large numbers to pay their last respects to DMK patriarch.

8 Aug 2018 11:30 PM GMT

People gather to pay their last respects to DMK chief M. Karunanidhi as his cortege passes through the streets of Chennai on Wednesday. DMK leader M.K. Stalin

Dravidian doyen M Karunanidhi laid to rest at Marina, lakhs bid adieu

4 die in stampede-like situation as lakhs turn up to pay their respects.

8 Aug 2018 9:08 PM GMT

The golden casket in which the mortal remains of Karunanidhi would be laid to rest will have the engraving in Tamil, Oivu edukamal uzhaithavan, idho oivu eduthu kondu irukiran, meaning One who worked hard without taking rest, is resting in peace here. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

One who worked hard without rest, reads Karunanidhi's coffin

Lines written on coffin were penned by Karunanidhi himself three decades ago and were also referred to in letter written...

8 Aug 2018 9:50 AM GMT

Late DMK president Muthuvel Karunanidhi.

Karunanidhi's burial at Marina Beach: Hearing to resume at 8 am today

The court will now resume hearing at 8 am as Tamil nadu government has reportedly sought more time to file a reply.

8 Aug 2018 12:27 AM GMT

The matter was taken to court in a late-night hearing by DMK lawyers seeking what they said was the rightful place for their leader M. Karunanidhi.

No Marina burial for Karuna, DMK moves court

The row over the burial did not break out only after the death of Karunaidihi on Tuesday.

7 Aug 2018 8:30 PM GMT

Karunanidhi for the last two years, he was confined to his Gopalapuram residence since he fell ill in October 2016, managing to faintly recognise people with his wide trademark smile. (Photo: Twitter/@kalaignar89)

Dravidian giant passes away

Karunanidhi, 94, breathed his last at a hospital in Chennai after battling illness for 11 days.

7 Aug 2018 8:25 PM GMT

Karunanidhi stood like rock to protect the DMK and braved out after hobnobbing with Vajpayee-led BJP to re-negotiate an electoral alliance with Sonia Gandhi-led Congress for the 2004 Lok Sabha polls.

Karunanidhi: The man and the politician

Karunanidhi's early moorings as a dialogue and screen-play writer for Tamil films/theatre since the early 1940s', is by...

7 Aug 2018 8:52 PM GMT