Annadurai remembered on his 116th birth anniversary

Chennai: Dravidian stalwart and DMK founder, the late CN Annadurai was remembered on his 116th birth anniversary, with Chief Minister M K Stalin among others paying rich tributes to the leader.

Late CM Annadurai, fondly addressed as Anna (elder brother), heralded the first non-Congress government in Tamil Nadu post independence when the regional party swept the elections in 1967.

Stalin paid floral tributes to a decorated portrait of Annadurai at the DMK headquarters, Anna Arivalayam here. He also launched the party's emblem to mark the DMK's 75th-year celebrations.

Taking to 'X,' the CM paid tributes to Annadurai and said the party founded by him, i.e. DMK has ushered in many social changes and made Tamil Nadu a top-ranking state.

75 ஆண்டுகளாக திராவிட முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் இந்தச் சமூகத்தில் மாற்றங்கள் பல ஏற்படுத்தி, தலைசிறந்த தமிழ்நாடாக நாம் தலைநிமிர்ந்து நடைபோட வித்திட்டவர் நம் பேரறிஞர் அண்ணா!

தலைவர் கலைஞர் அவர்கள் தன் இறுதி மூச்சிலும் “அண்ணா… அண்ணா…” என்றே பேசினார்; எழுதினார். அத்தகைய உணர்வுப்பூர்வமான… pic.twitter.com/cVFDAtUnw9

— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) September 15, 2024

AIADMK chief and Leader of Opposition, Edappadi K Palaniswami, paid floral tributes to a portrait of Annadurai placed underneath the late leader's statue at Anna Salai here.

In a social media post, he said Annadurai was instrumental in creating the path that made Tamil Nadu a unique state.