DMK Chief M Karunanidhi passes away at age 94

M Karunanidhi doyen of Tamil politics and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK chief passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness He was 94 Tamil Nadus Kalaignar breathed his last at Kauvery Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for a Urinary Tract Infection UTIPress release from Kauvery Hospital Admin pictwittercomo52AioshPRmdash KalaignarKarunanidhi kalaignar89 August 7 2018With deep anguish we announce the demise of our beloved Kalaignar Dr M Karunanidhi on 07082018 at 0610 PM Despite the best possible efforts by our team of doctors and nurses to resuscitate him he failed to respond We profoundly mourn the loss of one of the tallest leaders of India and we share the grief of family members and fellow Tamilians worldwideDr Aravindan Selvaraj Executive Director of Kauvery Hospital Chennai said in a statement while announcing his deathThe DMK chief was first admitted to Kauvery Hospital on July 18 for a change of Tracheostomy Tube However he was discharged the same day after the procedureIn the following weeks Karunanidhi developed a fever after his UTI infection aggravated due to which he was undergoing hospitallike treatment at his Gopalapuram residence However after the DMK chiefs health worsened on July 28 midnight he was rushed to Kauvery Hospital around 130 amA list of personalities from Indian politics such as Narendra Modi Amit Shah Nitin Gadkari Ram Nath Kovind and VK Singh paid their respects on Twitter to the late M KarunanidhiDeeply saddened by the passing away of Kalaignar Karunanidhi He was one of the senior most leaders of India We have lost a deeprooted mass leader prolific thinker accomplished writer and a stalwart whose life was devoted to the welfare of the poor and the marginalised pictwittercomjOZ3BOIZMjampmdash Narendra Modi narendramodi August 7 2018Anguished to learn about the demise of veteran politician M Karunanidhi ji He had an impressive life journey starting as a screen writer in Tamil film industry to being five term Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu No one can forget his struggle during Emergency imposed in 1975mdash Amit Shah AmitShah August 7 2018Saddened to know about the demise of Thiru MKarunanidhi May His soul rest in peace My deepest condolences to the people of Tamil Nadumdash Nitin Gadkari nitin_gadkari August 7 2018Extremely sad to learn of the passing of Thiru M Karunanidhi A doyen of our public life as a contributor to the development of Tamil Nadu and of India he has few peers Our country is poorer today My condolences to his family and millions of wellwishers PresidentKovindampmdash President of India rashtrapatibhvn August 7 2018Muthuvel Karunanidhi was a wellknown politician and the 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu He was the President of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam also called as DMK a political party based in Tamil Nadu Karunanidhi became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for the first time in 1969 Thereby going on to become a chief minister for the fifth time in a row in 2006Since childhood Karunanidhi was interested in drama poetry and literature At the age of 14 he engaged himself in social movements and with the help of some students formed the youth revitalized the organization The organization helped young people develop their inspiration and writingAfter which he went to become a screenwriter and started working in the Tamil film industry Well known for his wit and oratorical skills he gradually grew to be a popular politician among the masses He rose to fame as a scriptwriter for the Modern Theatres and was very well known for his writing works in the Tamil film industry M R Radha gave him the title of Kalaignar during the Thooku Medai playScreenwriter poet novelist and politician are a few of the facets of his life His career spanned over 60 years of active politics and about three decades of cinema He was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for a record 12 times as an MLA Member of Legislative Assembly Ponnar Shankar was the last film that he worked on back in 2011With inputs from ANICatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates