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Dhanabagyam (on left) and neighbours of late DMK leader M.Karunanidhi’s childhood residence at Thirukkuvalai pay floral tributes to his portrait on Wednesday. Though looking frail and hard of hearing, Ms.
Dhanabagyam is full of memories: “When Thalaivar (leader) visited the village during 2006, he asked me what I wanted. S.Dhanabagyam, 97, the only nonagenarian who outlives the departed 94-year-old DMK leader M.Karunanidhi in his native village Thirukuvalai in Nagapattinam district, is replete with fond memories of him. When he visited Thirukuvalai again during 2009, I asked for a gold chain. DhanabagyamSince then, Karunanidhi’s family members have been calling on Ms.
Dhanabagyam whenever they visited the Angalamman Temple in the village..