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New Delhi, August 07, 2018 :
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK stalwart M. Karunanidhi is no more, Kauvery Hospital announced on Tuesday, Aug 07,2018 evening at 06.40pm. “With deep anguish, we announce the demise of our beloved Kalaignar Dr M. Karunanidhi on 07.08.2018 at 6.10 p.m.,” Despite the best possible efforts by our team of Doctors and nurses to resuscitate him, he failed to respond. We profoundly mourn the loss of one of the tallest leaders of India and we share the grief of family members and fellow Tamilians worldwide, a statement by Dr Aravindan Selvaraj, E.D, Kauvery Hospital, Chennai.
Karunanidhi, 94, was admitted to the hospital on July 28, 2018 and his condition worsened on Monday.
On the sad demise of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, late M Karunanidhi, Dr Prathap Reddy, Founder & Chairman, Apollo Hospitals said :
“With the passing away of Kalaignar Karunanidhi, the state of Tamil Nadu has lost one of its finest leaders and the people, a visionary social reformist. He was more than just a politician, and he used his writing and oratorical skills to further social and rationalist ideals which he believed in and stood for.
My heart is heavy today… his passing away is a personal loss to me. He was always a supporter of my efforts to build India’s first corporate hospital. I remember his words of praise when he felicitated me on receiving the Padma Vibhushan. His words that Apollo Hospitals had become synonymous with the word ‘Hospital’ and the name Apollo had become a symbol of modern healthcare in India gave me tremendous motivation to continue to work towards socially equitible healthcare system. I shall be forever grateful for his encouragement that helped me succeed in the face of challenges,”
