OMLANKA
Reputed Tamil Nadu actor RajiniKanth has observed that the absence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Palanisamy at the State Funeral accorded to Kalaignar Karunanithy is deplorable.
The Union Government of India has raised objections to a proposal made by the Tamil Nadu State government to remit the sentences of the seven persons convicted in the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Ghanthy.
A demonstration was held in Rameswaram by the fisher folk recently protesting against the arrest of their colleagues by the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly for fishing in Sri Lankan territorial waters. 27 Tamil Nadu fishermen are said to have set out from a jetty in Pudukottai on Friday.
DMK Patriarch Kalagnar Karunanithy was accorded a State Funeral with 21 gun salute in Chennai on Wednesday, August 8. His body was placed in a casket along with the party flag, his trade mark yellow shawl and black glasses.
The wooden casket with golden handles had an epitaph which Karunanithy himself had dictated to his son Stalin three decades ago. It reads as:
ஓய்வெடுக்காமல் உழைத்தவன்
இதோ ஓய்வு கொண்டிருக்கிறான்
"One who toiled without rest, takes eternal rest here"
His mortal remains were kept for public to pay homage. Thereafter his last journey commenced at 4 pm. Thousands of mourners including relatives, dignitaries, people from all walks of life, persons of all ages and from across the country participated in his last journey that marked the end of an era. He was laid to rest next to his political mentor Anna.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Rajaji Hall in Chenai and paid homage to Karunanidhi's mortal remains. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also accompanied the Prime Minister. State BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan was also present.
