DMK Supremo M Karunanidhi was laid to rest at Chennai’s Marina Beach on Wednesday, 8 August. The former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu was buried alongside his mentor and DMK founder CN Annadurai.
“He, who worked without rest, rests here," reads the inscription on Karunanidhi's coffin.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu and TMC leader Derek O’brien along with other top political leaders attended the last rites at Marina Beach.
- PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi paid respects to M Karunanidhi at Rajaji Hall in Chennai
- The former Tamil Nadu chief minister passed away at Chennai’s Kauvery Hospital on 7 August at 6:10 pm
- Karunanidhi was laid to rest within the precincts of the Anna Memorial
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