Chennai, September 5: MK Alagiri, the expelled DMK leader, held a rally in Chennai on Wednesday and was joined by hundreds of supporters (he claimed that there were more than one lakh supporters). Alagiri  payed homage to his father, late M Karunanidhi, who passed away on August 7. Alagiri is late M Karunanidhi's elder son. Kalaignar Karunanidhi Laid to Rest With Full State Honours at Marina Beach; 'Man Who Never Rested is Now Resting.'

Alagiri was seen with his son Dhayanidhi and daughter Kayalvizhi. Alagiri led the rally to Kalaignar Karunanidhi's burial site on Marina Beach. Alagiri also spoke to the media. See picture of him in the tweet below:

"One lakh people came here to support me today. Will they send all of them out? You ask them and let me know," said Alagiri when he was asked about his supporters being removed from the party.

Alagiri, who was ousted from the party in 2014 by Karunanidhi recently hinted towards a battle for succession with his estranged brother M. K. Stalin.

When asked if his rally was going to be a threat for the DMK, Alagiri had said, "Yes definitely, it will be a threat. I have never aspired for any post in the party ever, even when Karunanidhi was alive, I did not. Stalin is in a haste to claim the presidency."

On August 13, Alagiri had sparked rumours of a succession battle with Stalin at his father's memorial in Chennai's Marina Beach by saying that all his father's relatives were on his side and were supporting him.

"My father's true relatives are all are on my side. All the supporters in Tamil Nadu are on my side and are encouraging me only. Only time will give the answers; that is all I am willing to say now," Alagiri said. Stalin, who is the working president of the DMK, is slated to succeed his late father, Karunanidhi on August 28, during a DMK general council meeting.

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