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Saddened by the news of passing away of DMK patriarch M.
Karunanidhi ji after prolonged illness. A tall leader of Tamil Nadu #Karunanidhi ji had paved his own path in politics & championed the cause of poor. A tall leader of T… https://t.co/1dKteHlSsz — Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) 1533649948000BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik expressed deep grief over demise of DMK president and former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi on Tuesday.The DMK president passed away at the age of 94 in Chennai. May God give strength to his supporters & family in this moment of grief,” he tweeted.Odisha Congress president Niranjan Patnaik and leader of opposition in the state assembly Narasingha Mishra also condoled the passing away of Karunanidhi. Doctors at Kauvery Hospital declared him dead at 6:10 pm.In his condolence message, Naveen described Karunanidhi as the tallest leader of Tamil Nadu, who played a key role in social change and reforms in his state.Stating that Karunanidhi was much ahead of his times, Naveen said as chief minister of Tamil Nadu for several times, Karunanidhi had made significant contributions in the development of the state and had played a crucial role in national politics as well.“He had also made immense contributions to Tamil literature and cinema..