‘Can I call you Appa one last time’: Stalin pens letter to father Karunanidhi after his death

“Can I call you Appa one last time my leader,” DMK leader MK Stalin penned an emotional letter to his departed father and party leader M Karunanidhi on Wednesday.

Five-time chief minister and leader of DMK party for 50 years, the 94-year-old Karunanidhi breathed his last in Chennai owing to age-related ailments in a private hospital.

Stalin in his letter said: “Rather than calling you Appa, Appa, I have called you Thalaivaray, Thalaivaray (my leader) more number of times. Can I call you Appa once, Thalaivaray.”

Stalin asked his departed father Karunanidhi as to why he did not tell where he was going this time when his habit was always to inform his destination before starting out.

“Thirty-three years back, you had said your grave should have the words... the person who had worked without rest is resting here. Have you departed with the satisfaction of having worked hard for the Tamil community,” Stalin added.

First Published: Aug 08, 2018 08:09 IST