New Delhi [India], Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on his 100th birth anniversary.
PM Modi remembered him for the work he did for the development of Tamil Nadu and Tamils.
In a post on Twitter, PM Modi wrote, "I pay tribute to Kalaignar Karunanidhi ji on his 100th birth anniversary. In his long years in public life, he worked for the development of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil people. Is respected." His scholarly nature. I remember many of my conversations with him, including when we both were chief ministers of our respective states."
Muthuvel Karunanidhi (known as Kalaignar) started his political career with his involvement in the famous Kallakudi demonstration in 1953.
He entered the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by winning the Kulithalai seat in Tiruchirappalli along with 14 other successful DMK candidates during the 1957 elections.
Karunanidhi was elected as DMK Treasurer in 1960.
Karunanidhi won a second term in the state assembly on February 21, 1962, this time representing the Thanjavur constituency. In the same year, he was appointed as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly.
The DMK leader breathed his last on August 7, 2018, at the age of 94 after prolonged illness.
PM Modi remembered him for the work he did for the development of Tamil Nadu and Tamils.
In a post on Twitter, PM Modi wrote, "I pay tribute to Kalaignar Karunanidhi ji on his 100th birth anniversary. In his long years in public life, he worked for the development of Tamil Nadu and the Tamil people. Is respected." His scholarly nature. I remember many of my conversations with him, including when we both were chief ministers of our respective states."
Muthuvel Karunanidhi (known as Kalaignar) started his political career with his involvement in the famous Kallakudi demonstration in 1953.
He entered the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by winning the Kulithalai seat in Tiruchirappalli along with 14 other successful DMK candidates during the 1957 elections.
Karunanidhi was elected as DMK Treasurer in 1960.
Karunanidhi won a second term in the state assembly on February 21, 1962, this time representing the Thanjavur constituency. In the same year, he was appointed as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly.
The DMK leader breathed his last on August 7, 2018, at the age of 94 after prolonged illness.
