M Karunanidhi: Veteran Indian politician dies at 94

He was treated for age-related illnesses in Chennai (formerly Madras) in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India.

Mr. Karunanidhi has taken up his position as chief Minister of Tamil Nadu between the years 1969 and 2011 five times and also plays an important role in federal politics. He denied--and won--13 elections in the state.

When he left school, he made a name for himself as a successful screenwriter in a Tamil film.

The police have increased security in Chennai to the fear of unrest among its followers, who gathered in large numbers on the streets.

Mr. Karunanidhi died on Tuesday at 18:10 p.m. local time (12:40 GMT), said Kauvery hospital in Chennai.

M Karunanidhi: Radical political word smith who shook India
He was active until his death in politics and recently denied the 2016 National Assembly against the old and bitter rival Jayaram Jayalalitha, who died in his.

Atheist and rationalist, who claimed himself, Mr. Karunanidhi in the 1940 it rose as part of the Dravidian movement to political prominence, which the supremacy of the Brahmans of the upper caste — and by their actions in the language of the anti-Hindi agitations in Question.

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