Vajpayee to Karunanidhi: A look at politicians who died in 2018

As 2018 draws to a close, let us take a look at the political leaders India had to bid farewell to this year

2018 was a year when India lost many prominent personalities from all walks of life, with politics and cinema receiving a particularly severe blow. Mass outpouring of grief followed former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death on August 16, which marked the end of an era in India's politics. His death prompted mournings from across the political spectrum that was at odds with a recent political climate that has been defined by intense partisanship, coarse insults and divisive rhetoric. The death of Tamil Nadu's Kalaignar - Muthuvel Karunanidhi, on August 7, too left a void in the southern state's political