DMK wins burial battle as High Court orders for space at Marina

The Madras HC allowed the burial of Karunanidhi on the Marina Beach observing that there was no legal impediment in providing a place there A division bench comprising Acting CJ Huluvadi G Ramesh and Justice S S Sundar passed the order on a petition filed by DMK at a hearing marked by heated arguments by counsels representing the petitioner and governmentDMK workers mourn the death of their party chief Karunanidhi at Rajaji Hall on WednesdayIt directed the state to forthwith provide place for a decent burial of Karunanidhi within the precincts of the burial place of DMK founder C N Annadurai in consonance with the rough sketch submitted by the petitioner There is no legal impediment for not allotting the place the bench said after hearing counselsParliament adjourned as a mark of respectBoth Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day as a mark of respect to DMK chief M Karunanidhi who died on Tuesday evening The 94yearold DMK patriarch served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for five times but was never a member of ParliamentCong hails HC orderCongress termed the Madras HC ruling allowing Kanunanidhis burial at Chennais Marina beach as a huge setback for proxy callers of Delhi Durbar conspiring to deny the DMK patriarch his rightful burial placeStalin pens a noteStalin has penned an emotional letter for his father In his moving letter Stalin asked the DMK chief I have always called you as Thalaivare leader Shall I address you as Appa once at least nowPM pays homagePrime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the late DMK chief at Rajaji Hall and briefly met members of his family Clad in white Modi laid a wreath at Karunanidhis feet and bowed before his mortal remainswe will not see the likes of kalaignar againSonia GandhiUPA chairpersonWe shall not see the likes of Kalaignar again and our nation is poorer without his wise statesmanship and his dedication to our country and our peopleMamata BanerjeeWB chief ministerI was unhappy yesterday as the govt did not allow the Marina beach burial I had called the CM but he was unavailable I also called the PM in this regardMaithripala SirisenaSri Lankan PresidentThe death of M Karunanidhi deeply disturbed me I express my deepest sympathy for everyone including his family and supporters who have been saddened by the loss of AnnaSuccession war M K Alagiri and M K Stalin the two sons of the DMK doyen have been at loggerheads for years now before the former was expelled from the party in 2014 Alagiri in political exile since his expulsion and living in faraway Madurai was with the family during Karunanidhis last days A senior DMK leader said there was no chance of the party getting caught in a succession battle again Asked if Stalin will formally take over the reins of the party he replied in the affirmative insisting due steps will be taken for his ascension Though the sibling rivalry for control of levers of power in the organisation was present for a long time it came out in the open in January 2014 when Karunanidhi said Alagiri had talked about the death of StalinCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever