Kalaignar's unusual energy and talent saw him treat the party as his first priority. He knew all the functionaries by name and sometimes surprised the lowest-rung functionaries by calling them out from amid a crowd. And Karunanidhi was always deeply popular with the cadres.

The DMK is a party that has prided itself on being cadre-based.

#KarunanidhiHealth #Karunanidhi #Kalaignar #KaveryHospital /RMkXFTPFYj Rare video of Kalaignar Karunanidhi Speech on Arignar AnnaHe is a true legend. #Karunanidhi with his grand children's /NT2uhEsQ2uįamous dialogue in parasakthi film dialogue written by #Karunanidhi /RYdR2VB1E4 (Credit: PTI File photo)įor Sarathy and many other loyal supporters like him, 94-year-old Kalaignar - who was being treated for urinary tract infection and other age-related ailments until his passing on Tuesday, August 7 - and his unparalleled leadership kept them spellbound till date.Įvery time Karunanidhi started his sharp-witted speeches with the famous words, 'En Uyirinum melaana anbu udanpirappugale (my beloved brethren who are dearer to me than my life)', the crowd turned hysterical.įirst picture of #Karunanidhi #KauveryHospital /Mc0qz18fwiįew days before. Kalaignar asked my name and bought peanuts and asked me to give some more to all the leaders present in the room.'Īn extraordinary speaker and writer, Kalaignar penned some 4,000 letters famously addressing the cadres as siblings. 'I don't remember the year exactly, Kalaignar was at Arivalayam and suddenly I got a call to come inside the office. It's a story Sarathy, who comes from a family of DMK sympathisers, is never tired of telling. A regular at the DMK headquarters, whenever party chief M Karunanidhi is present on the premises, Sarathy joined the party when he was barely 20 years old.Īn ardent fan of M Karunanidhi, also known as 'Kalaignar', Sarathy's face lights up when he recalls his experiences of meeting the leader. Fifty-four-year-old Sarathy is a known face in Anna Arivalayam, the headquarters of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

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