Sumitra Mahajan condoles Karunanidhi's death

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday condoled the death of former Tamil Nadu chief minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief, Muthuvel Karunanidhi.

Calling Karunanidhi, a 'highly popular' and 'eminent personality', Mahajan adjourned the house and said, "With profound sorrow, I have to inform the House about the sad demise of #Karunanidhi who passed away on 7 Aug 18. He served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five times."

The doyen of Tamil politics, M. Karunanidhi passed away on Tuesday after a prolonged illness.

'Kalaignar' breathed his last at Kauvery Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI).

The DMK chief was first admitted to Kauvery Hospital on July 18 for a change of Tracheostomy Tube. However, he was discharged the same day after the procedure.

In the following weeks, Karunanidhi developed a fever after his UTI infection aggravated due to which he was undergoing hospital-like treatment at his Gopalapuram residence. However, after the DMK chief's health worsened on July 28 mid-night he was rushed to Kauvery Hospital around 1:30 am.

Karunanidhi is survived by three wives and six children.