Muthuvel Karunanidhi was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He was a long-standing leader of the Dravidian movement and ten-time president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party. Before entering politics he worked in the Tamil film industry as a screenwriter. He has also made contributions to Tamil literature, having written stories, plays, novels, and a multiple-volume memoir. He was popularly referred to as Kalaignar, meaning artist in Tamil.Karunanidhi died on 7 August 2018 at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai after prolonged, age-related illness.
“I always give 'rest to rest' and hope I will not retire from active politics.”
Chief Minister's speech to the media, rest for politics (14 December 2006)
About his daughter and party MP Kanimozhi I am extremely happy, says Karunanidhi http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2668360.ece
M Karunanidhi in a telegram congratulating Sachin Tendulkar for scoring a double century in a ODI match
