Karunanidhi Lying in Anna Memorial Because We Took Pity, Says Tamil Nadu Minister Kadambur Raju; Watch Video
A Tamil Nadu Minister has been caught on camera insulting late chief minister and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi. Karunanidhi died last month in Chennai after suffering from a prolonged illness.
Chennai, September 18: A Tamil Nadu Minister has been caught on camera insulting late chief minister and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi. Karunanidhi died last month in Chennai after suffering from a prolonged illness. Tamil Nadu Minister and AIADMK leader Kadambur Raju on Monday said, "If Karunanidhi is lying in Anna Memorial, it is because we took pity."
Raju said that the AIADMK did not contest court order on Karunanidhi's memorial at Marina Beach because they were "large-hearted". He also said that his party's government gave Karunanidhi state honour "out of pity".
Watch: TN Minister Insults Late Karunanidhi
The DMK in August had to move Madras High Court after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami had denied permission to them to bury Karunanidhi at Marina Beach. The HC had then granted permission to the DMK for Karunanidhi's memorial at the site.
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