On the occasion of the 99th birth anniversary of Karunanidhi, Chief Minister MK Stalin paid floral tributes to his statue at the Omandurar Government Estate in Chennai this morning.

A series of events are being conducted by DMK cadres across the State to celebrate the birth anniversary of the DMK patriarch.

Stalin had announced earlier under Rule 110 that the birthday of tje former Chief Minister will be celebrated as a State function and a statue of Karunanidhi will be installed at the Omandurar Government Estate in Chennai.

Making a statement under Rule 110, the Chief Minister said, ‘The late Chief Minister Karunanidhi ruled Tamilnadu 5 times and had been the Chief Minister for 19 years. Karunanidhi created the modern Tamillnadu that we see today. He created all the symbols of Tamilnadu. He lived as a leader and was a guide to this pervasive Indian politics. Karunanidhi is the only leader to have won all the by-elections. He has been elected to the Legislative Assembly 13 times.’