CHENNAI: The 55th death anniversary of former chief minister and DMK founder CN Annadurai was observed across the state as his supporters paid tribute to his portrait, remembered him on social media and highlighted his political genius. He sent out a message telling an important anecdote that supports this.
Prime Minister MK Stalin, who is away from Spain to pursue industrial and business investment in Tamil Nadu, laid flowers at Annadurai’s portrait in Madrid along with Deputy Industries Minister TRB Raja and his wife Durga Stalin, who accompanied him on the trip. . .
Stalin uploaded a photo on his social media channel X paying homage to the party founder, referring to the procession carried out by DMK cadres in Chennai and calling on them to work hard towards achieving national autonomy.
Statues of Annadurai across the state were decorated by his admirers and political associates belonging to both the DMK and AIADMK.
Opposition leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami paid tribute to a photograph displayed at his official residence on Greenways Road in Chennai and also visited his memorial at Marina Sands.
Ministers of State and DMK leaders also visited Anna Samadhi to pay their respects and Dravidar Kazhagam President K Veeramani praised Annadurai’s three landmark achievements in his message.
One, to give legal sanction to self-respecting marriages, two, to name the state as Tamil Nadu, and three, to ensure that Tamil and English remain the official languages of the state. was.
Former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, along with his supporters, also paid tribute to Anna Samadhi and hailed Annadurai as a leader who believed in bringing about changes only for the progress of the people.
In a message to X magazine, BJP state president K Annamalai praised Annadurai as a humble national leader who refused to earn state revenue by lifting the ban. While paying tribute to Mr. Annadurai, the Bharatiya Janata Party chief said he has not paved the way for his family to succeed him in the party.
However, Annamalai’s message provoked a disdainful response, with some social media users asking him if he was not the one who wanted to destroy Dravidian political parties, and Annamalai asking that his friends pay the rent. They even suggested that he might not be living in the mansion.