M Karunanidhi, DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister, died at a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday after prolonged illness. He was 94.
The Kauvery Hospital said Karunanidhi died at 6.10pm. “Despite the best possible efforts by our team of doctors and nurses to resucitate him, he failed to respond,” said the hospital in a statement, expressing “deep anguish”.
The Madras High Court, meeting at the acting chief justice’s residence, deferred till 8am Wednesday a decision on a DMK petition challenging Tamil Nadu government’s decision refusing permission for Karunanidhi to be buried at Chennai’s Marina Beach.
M Karunanidhi, DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister, died at a private hospital in Chennai on Tuesday after prolonged illness. He was 94.
The Kauvery Hospital said Karunanidhi died at 6.10pm. “Despite the best possible efforts by our team of doctors and nurses to resucitate him, he failed to respond,” said the hospital in a statement, expressing “deep anguish”.
The Madras High Court, meeting at the acting chief justice’s residence, deferred till 8am Wednesday a decision on a DMK petition challenging Tamil Nadu government’s decision refusing permission for Karunanidhi to be buried at Chennai’s Marina Beach.