Karunanidhi passes away, leaving big void in Tamil Nadu politics

DMK chief M Karunanidhi, one of the foremost Dravidian politicians in modern times, died on Tuesday, after waging a grim battle for life aged 94, Kauvery Hospital where he was admitted for the last 11 days said. One of the most charismatic figures of Tamil Nadu politics whose public life spanned over seven decades, is survived by two wives and six children, including DMK working president and heir apparent MK Stalin and daughter Kanimozhi, a Rajya Sabha MP. The most enduring mascot of the Dravidian movement breathed his last at 6.10 pm. (Text: PTI)