Even in death, ADMK plays into Karuna’s hands

CHENNAIi: The controversy over according a beach-side burial for DMK chief M Karunanidhi has exposed Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami’s inexperience. He and his government stood isolated in the fight against the DMK.

The advice to deny resting space for Karunanidhi on the Marina was ill-conceived and the advisers ended up only misleading the government to commit a political blunder.

Palaniswami may have won some brownie points with the die-hard AIADMK cadres, but he has earned a villain’s tag before the masses. The Centre was keen on according the highest honour to the departed Dravidian icon. BJP national general secretary Muralidhar Rao told TOI, “PM conveyed a message by coming personally to pay tributes to the late leader. It is only proper that he has been given space on the Marina to rest”.


Palaniswami’s initial hesitation to allocate space on the Marina was guided by the perceived sentiments of the AIADMK cadres, who would not have wanted to see a memorial for Karunanidhi by the side of Jayalalithaa’s, said a senior AIADMK leader. The AIADMK cadres have not taken the DMK’s opposition to Jayalalithaa’s memorial on the Marina lightly.