The one alliance Karunanidhi regretted in six-decade long political career

'He has told us many times that he should not have gone with the BJP, especially after the Godhra killings and riots,' says Raja

The following excerpt is drawn from Karunanidhi: A Life in Politics, a biography of the leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), by journalist Sandhya Ravishankar, published in 2018. The excerpt is reproduced with permission.

In 1992, as the hurricane of the Babri Masjid demolition was gathering pace, the DMK began conducting protests and public meetings condemning the intent of the kar sevaks. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa lent her support to the building of the Ram temple. On 5 December 1992, Karunanidhi wrote in his party organ Murasoli:

What does Kar Seva mean?

Service to God? Or

The service of sowing the seeds