Floral tributes paid to DMK Patriarch and former TN CM Karuna on his 102nd birth anniv

United News of India

03-06-2025

Chennai, June 3 (UNI) Rich tributes were paid to DMK Patriarch and late Tamil Nadu Chief
Minister M Karunanidhi on his 102nd birth anniversary, being celebrated as the Classical
Language day, on Tuesday.
Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin led the state in paying floral tributes to his
father and his mentor on the occasion.
Mr Stalin, accompanied by his Cabinet colleagues and senior leaders, including MPs, MLAs,
district secretaries and Party functionaries and DMK cadres, paid floral tributes at the memorials
of Mr Karunanidhi, a five time Chief Minister , who had never lost an election having contested
for 13 times, and DMK Founder and stalwart C N Annadurai on the Marina Beach front to mark
the occasion.
Later, Mr Stalin garlanded the statue of Mr Karunanidhi at the Omandurar Government Estate
Multi-speciality hospital complex and paid floral tributes to a decorated portrait of the late leader.
Mr Stalin also paid floral tributes to the portrait of Mr Karunanidhi at the latter's Gopalapuram
residence, garlanded his statue at the DMK headquarters 'Anna Arivalayam' and also at the
premises of Party Organ, Tamil daily Murasoli.
As per the resolution adopted at the June 1 DMK General Council meeting in Madurai, the day
was being celebrated as Classical language day, to honour the late leader for getting Classical
language status to Tamil.
The DMK also announced that the party would be holding 102 welfare schemes across the state
to mark the occasion in which senior leaders, Ministers, MPs, MLAs and party functionaries would
be presiding.
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