Summary:
When questioned about this practice, he replied in his inimitable style: “Tiruchi reporters would not give a twist” (‘Tiruchi nirubargal thirithu koora mattargal’). Karunanidhi addressed his last State conference of the party in Tiruchi in February 2014. Tiruchi has a special place not only in the history of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) but also in the heart of its departed leader M.Karunanidhi. Though there was still plenty of time left for the 10 p.m.
deadline to complete the campaign, Karunanidhi wound up his speech quickly. But in his last public electoral meeting in the city on April 27, he hardly spoke for 10 minutes..