![]() ![]() ![]() Their plea was granted and Justice Ramesh and his fellow judge S S Sundar began hearing the petition minutes before midnight. Wasting no time, DMK's counsel P Wilson and A Sarvanan rushed to the residence of H G Ramesh, the Acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, with a plea to direct the state government to revoke its decision denying permission for Karunanidhi's burial and erection of a memorial to him on the beach. Within minutes of Karunanidhi's death, a huge row erupted after the state's AIADMK government rejected the demand of the DMK, its long-standing political rival in state politics, for land on the famed sands of the Marina beach where he could be buried. He had not made any public appearance for about two years due to failing health. The state government had listed legal issues as the reason for the denial. The 94-year-old leader breathed his last at the Kauvery Hospital in downtown Chennai at 6.10 p.m after waging a grim battle for life for 11 days, the hospital said. DMK Chief Karunanidhi's mortal remains being taken to Marina Beach for last rites Video: ANIFor more videos, subscribe to our channel. DMK chief M Karunanidhi, a colossus in Tamil Nadu politics, poet, columnist and script writer, who left an indelible imprint on the state's public life for over five decades, died today, setting the stage for a late night courtroom drama over where he shall be buried. Karunanidhi had died on Tuesday in Chennai Chennai: DMK patriarch and former Tamil Nadu chief minister, M Karunanidhi has been buried at Chennais Marina Beach near his mentor CN Annadurais grave.
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