Chennai, Aug 8 : The Madras High Court on Wednesday granted
permission for the burial of mortal remains of DMK president and former
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi at the Marina beach front.
Passing orders after elaborate arguments that commenced last night
and continued this morning, a First Bench comprising Acting Chief
Justice Huluwadi G Ramesh and Justice Mr S S Sundar, hearing an
urgent plea made by the DMK Rajya Sabha member R S Bharathi,
granted permission.
The court order cleared the decks for burying Mr Karunanidhi’s
body near the memorial of his political mentor and former Chief
Minister C N Annadurai on the Marina, where the memorials of
AIADMK founder MGR and former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa
was located.
During the course of the arguments, the state government opposed
the plea citing legal hurdles and pendency of cases in the court.
The high court order was welcomed with tears by DMK Working President
and Mr Karunanidhi’s son M K Stalin, who stood by his body at the
Rajaji Hall, where a large number of DMK cadres, leaders of various
political parties and people from the Tamil film world, paid their
last respects.
Mr Stalin broke into tears near the body of Mr Karunanidhi after
coming to know of the high court order.
Reacting to the court order, senior DMK leader Duraimurugan said
Mr Karunanidhi, even after his death, has won legal battle.
Yesterday, Mr Stalin wrote a letter to Chief Minister Edappadi
K Palaniswami and later met him and requested him to allot a
space near the Anna memorial for the burial of Mr Karunanidhi.
However, the state government, citing the legal hurdles and pendency
of cases in the high court, denied permission and said it would in
turn allot two acres land near the Gandhi Mandapam on the Sardar
Patel Road opposite to Anna University, following which the DMK
moved the high court in the form of an urgent mention.
The Bench after detailed arguments last night, adjourned the
matter to 0800 hrs this morning, while seeking a reply from the
State government and the Chennai Corporation.
Scores of DMK cadres, carrying party flags and his portrait, who
thronged the Rajaji Hall to pay their last respects to Mr Karunanidhi,
hailed the court order and shouted slogans hailing the late DMK leader.
UNI
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