INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Tamil Nadu government has announced a 7-day mourning in the honour of DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi.New Delhi: In a departure from tradition,
parliament adjourned for the day as the session started, in tribute to Tamil Nadu's iconic political leader M Karunanidhi, who died in
Chennai yesterday. A five-time Chief Minister and a 13-time lawmaker, Mr Karunanidhi had never been a member of parliament.After obituary
references, both houses of parliament adjourned this morning
While it is a convention for parliament to adjourn to pay respects to departed members -- present and former -- the honour had never been
extended to a non-member before.Yesterday, the Centre had announced a day's national mourning for Mr Karunanidhi.In his tribute to Mr
Karunanidhi, BJP rebel Shatrughan Sinha had tweeted: "We appeal to the people of Tamilnadu in particular to maintain calm/peace the nation
(read Parliament) in general to announce a national mourning befitting the persona stature of Mr
May the departed soul RIP!"Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and other political leaders are heading for
Chennai to pay their respects to Karunanidhi.Mr Karunanidhi, the last of the iconic politicians in Tamil Nadu, will be given a state
