The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) said as many as 248 party workers passed away, ‘shocked’ by the demise of party highest leader M Karunanidhi. The party even announced a compensation of Rs two lakh each to their families.
After coming to know about the health deterioration of M Karunanidhi who was in critical condition and after his death, 248 party workers died, a decision adopted at the party general council meeting said.
Expressing sympathy for their deaths, DMK said,”this general council resolves to provide a solatium of Rs 2 lakh each totalling Rs 4.96 crore to their families.” DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi drew his last breath on August 7 in a private hospital owing to a prolonged illness.
Kalaignar M Karunanidhi is one of the pivotal reasons why Tamil Nadu is way ahead in development compared to other states in India. He extended his fruitful contributions as the chief minister of the state of Tamil Nadu for 5 separate terms from 1969–2011. He has been nominated to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 13 times (from 1957 to 2016 elections)
Kalaignar was a long-established leader of the Dravidian Self-respect movement and 10-time president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party. Before stepping into politic, he worked in the Tamil film industry as a screenwriter. He is known for the knack of writing stories, plays, novels, and a multiple-volume memoir and has also made contributions to Tamil literature.
