New Delhi
\nBoth Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day on Wednesday after paying tributes to DMK chief M Karunanidhi who passed away on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
As soon as the Lok Sabha met for the day, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan informed members of the demise of Karunnidhi (94).<\/p>\n
Describing him as a \u201cvisionary\u201d and a \u201cleader of the masses\u201d, she said he spread his political philosophy through screen writing and produced some of the best hits in Tamil cinema.<\/p>\n
After observing a moment of silence in his memory, Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day.<\/p>\n
In Rajya Sabha, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu, reading out an obituary reference, described Karunanidhi as a multifaceted personality and a gritty figure who overcame difficulties.<\/p>\n
Beginning his career as a screen playwright, Karunanidhi used Tamil cinema to propagate Dravadian ideology and contributed to Tamil culture, he said.<\/p>\n
Karunanidhi entered politics at a very young age and was a member of the Tamil Nadu Assembly for a record 13 times, being elected from seven different constituencies, he said.<\/p>\n
In 1969, he became the third Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and went on to serve the state as its head for five terms.<\/p>\n
He played a key role in scripting development of Tamil Nadu, Naidu said, adding that in his death the country had lost an eminent litterateur, an able administrator, a dedicated social worker and an outstanding statesman.<\/p>\n
Members stood in silence as a mark of respect to the departed soul.<\/p>\n
Prior to the commencement of proceedings of the day, Naidu consulted senior leaders of various political parties for their views on adjournment of proceedings of the House for the day.<\/p>\n
He sought to know views of leaders as there was no precedent of adjourning the House in case the departed leader was not a sitting or former member of the House, sources said.<\/p>\n
Referring to Karunanidhi as one of the tallest leaders of the country, all members spoke in favour of adjournment of proceedings of the House as a mark of respect to the departed leader, they said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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