Veteran south Indian leader Karunanidhi dies at 94: hospital authorities

Karunanidhi was a lifelong campaigner for social equality

Reuters August 07, 2018
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M Karunanidhi, five-time chief minister of India's southern Tamil Nadu state. PHOTO COURTESY: THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS
M. Karunanidhi, five-time chief minister of India’s southern Tamil Nadu state and a lifelong campaigner for social equality, died on Tuesday at the age of 94, hospital authorities said.

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Karunanidhi, who wrote scripts for Tamil cinema before entering politics, had been treated in hospital since July 26 for age-related ailments.
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Whats in the Name | 6 years ago | Reply He was the tallest leader from Tamil Nadu, Not South India, as South India Used to Comprise 4 States then, Now 5 and Tamil Nadu is one of the 5 States Along with Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Telangana. Yes he would be remembered for a long time to come for some of his works. He did introduce schemes like Mid Day Meals and Distribution of Color TV's so that the illiterate and the under privileged, who would not other wise not know to read newspapers, would have access to TV News Channels.
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