DMK chief and former Tamil Nadu Chief minister M Karunanidhi appears to be critical if the sudden developments in the city are any indication. In a latest development, the area around Kauvery Hospital where the Kalaignar is being treated is cordoned off.
While thousands of party workers and supporters of M Karunanidhi are demanding an update on the DMK patriarch’s health, it is learnt that security has been tightened across Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu.
Latest news breaking on regional news channels have given rise to speculation that Karunanidhi could be reportedly dead.
Speculation is rife that Karunanidhi is reportedly dead and that the police and the government were trying to keep the information under wraps to maintain law and order situation in the state given the huge number of followers the DMK chief and Kalaignar enjoys.
A few channels also reported that the very fact that the hospital had been forced to release a health bulletin late in the night suggests that there was something amiss about the entire scenario.
As rumours and unconfirmed news about M Karunanidhi’s death spread, Twitter was flooded with prayers and messages from his supporters. A few shared their thoughts on the leaders, while others offered prayers fervently hoping the Kaliagnar lived on. Here’s a look at the tweets
My dad is from Karnataka but he is still glued to the Tamil News channel watching the updates of @kalaignar89. Says when he was kid, heard a lot about the CM of neighbouring state! #Karunanidhi
— arti_ghargi (@arti_ghargi) July 29, 2018
We are praying for you #Karunanidhi sir. A true legend. Legendary song.
One man who made Tamil Nadu no 1 state in India. #Prayer#KarunanidhiHealth #KauveryHospital pic.twitter.com/M4KmYGKnBN— Pandey Prashant (@l2pkpandey) July 29, 2018
Meanwhile, Chennai’s Anna University has declared a holiday to its institutions tomorrow. A circular of the varsity being widely circulated on social media states that the colleges would remain shut tomorrow in view of the Kalaignar’s failing health further adding fuel to Karunandhi’s death news.
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”தொண்டர்கள் அமைதி காக்க வேண்டும்” திமுக செயல் தலைவர் ஸ்டாலின் வேண்டுகோள் #MKStalin #Karunanidhi #KauveryHospital https://t.co/u9JmgpxiuC
— DailyThanthi (@dinathanthi) July 29, 2018
#BREAKING #NEWS
சென்னை வந்தார் முதல்வர் பழனிசாமி.காவேரி மருத்துவமனைக்கு செல்ல வாய்ப்புள்ளதாக தகவல்?
Follow @niwnewstamil #MKStalin #கருணாநிதி #கலைஞர் #Karunanidhi #KauveryHospital #Kalaignar
— NIW News தமிழ் (@niwnewstamil) July 29, 2018
Here’s a look at what various Tamil channels are playing on the news of Karunandhi death