Chennai, Mar 1 (UNI) DMK President M K Stalin turned 69

on Monday.

Mr Stalin, accompanied by senior party leaders, paid

floral tributes at the memorials of late Chief Ministers

C N Annadurai and M Karunanidi on the Marin beach

front to mark the occasion.

He later visited the Periyar Thidal and paid tributes

at the memorial of Rationalist leader Periyar.

Later, he visited Mr Karunanidhi's Gopalapuram residence

and paid floral tributes to his portrait and also sought the

blessings of his mother Dayalu Ammal.

Leaders of DMK's alliance parties, besides Makkal Neethi

Maiyam and actor-politician Kamal Haasan extended their

birthday greetings to Mr Stalin,

Later, talking to reporters he claimed that the much

expected change of guard would take place in two

months (after the April six Assembly elections).

He said seat sharing talks have been initiated with the

alliance partners and the work on drafting the DMK's

manifesto for the polls were also on.

He said the DMK would hold a massive conference

in Tiruchy on March seven in which he would unveil his

ten-year vision document for the State to make Tamil

Nadu, the number one in all spheres in the next ten

years.

Mr Stalin said the long term vision document was being

prepared based on his visit to various parts of the state

and based on the feedback he had received from the

people and the experts.

Asked what is his birthday message for the people of

the State, he said people should take a vow to defeat

the ruling AIADMK in the elections.

UNI GV