M Karunanidhi, DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu CM, dies aged 94

Muthuvel Karunanidhi, a five-time chief minister of Tamil Nadu and the DMK president for 50 years, died in Kauvery Hospital in Chennai at 6.10 pm on August 7, 2018.

"With deep anguish, we announce the demise of our beloved Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi at 6.10 pm," a hospital statement said.

"Despite the best possible efforts by a team of doctors and nurses to resuscitate him, he failed to respond."

Karunanidhi, 94, was admitted to the hospital on July 28 with urinary tract infection. The hospital authorities said on Monday that maintaining the functionality of his vital organs was a challenge in view of his age-related ailments. Sources said that M Karunanidhi had contracted live-related ailments and had been facing difficulty in breathing.

President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Congress President Rahul Gandhi visited him in the hospital over the week.

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