DMK working president MK Stalin with family members during DMK chief M Karunanidhi's funeral ceremony at Anna Memorial, in Chennai. (PTI)
DMK patriarch and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi was laid to rest beside his mentor CN Annadurai on Marina beach on Wednesday evening as lakhs of people turned up to bid adieu to ‘Kalaignar', with a galaxy of political leaders like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and chief ministers of Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in attendance. Karunanidhi's body was draped in the tri-colour with his trademark black glasses, a yellow shawl, white shirt, and dhoti.
Karunanidhi, who passed away on Tuesday following an 11-day battle with deteriorating health, was buried with full military honours as soldiers gave him a 21-gun salute and buglers sounded the last post. In keeping with his rationalist beliefs, Karunanidhi's body, kept in a sandalwood casket, was lowered into the earth without any rituals. As per his wish, an epitaph — “The person who had worked without rest is resting here” — was sculpted on the casket.
Karunanidhi's son and DMK working president MK Stalin was seen crying inconsolably…
