Life-size statue of Karunanidhi to be unveiled in Chennai on Dec 16

It will be located alongside a refurbished statue of DMK founder and late chief minister C N Annadurai at the party headquarters

A statue of late DMK chief M Karunanidhi will be unveiled here next month, the party announced on Thursday. National level leaders of various political parties are expected to attend the function to unveil the life-size statue on December 16.

It will be located alongside a refurbished statue of DMK founder and late chief minister C N Annadurai at the party headquarters here, it said. “A life-size statue of Dr Kalaignar will be unveiled by all India leaders,” the party said in a statement without elaborating further.,,(Karunanidhi Statue) Karunanidhi, who passed away on August 7 this year aged 94, was addressed as ‘Kalaignar’ by party workers and supporters.

Karunanidhi laid to rest at Chennai’s Marina Beach, DMK sees a son rise

With Karunanidhi suffering from ailments for the last two years, Stalin was appointed the DMK Working President and the Opposition leader in the Assembly

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M Karunanidhi was on Wednesday laid to rest at Chennai’s Marina Beach, close to his mentor Annadurai’s burial ground, plunging millions of his supporters into grief.

The five-time Chief Minister, who died on Tuesday at 94, was accompanied by tens of thousands of mourners in his last journey to his resting place, which was finalised after a dramatic court hearing in a controversy over the choice of the site.

Karunanidhi Death

Top politicians cutting across party lines, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi, and film celebrities paid homage to the veteran politician.

A message inscribed on the casket carrying Karunanidhi’s body said “Oivedukkamal Uzhaithavan Idho Oivu Kondirukkiran (the one who worked without taking rest is taking rest here)”.

Karunanidhi’s body was kept at Rajaji Hall before being taken to the burial site. By noon, the crowd that gathered to pay tributes went out of control. Two people were killed and 20 injured in a stampede outside the hall, according to reports.

Article Source : BS