M Karunanidhi, DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu chief minister, died on Thursday at the age of 94. A five-term chief minister of Tamil Nadu, Karunanidhi was a multi-faceted personality--a top politician, a star scriptwriter for Tamil movies, author and an impressive orator.
He was also a big supporter of sports in the state and chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand paid tributes to the politician after his death.
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Anand took to Twitter to express his grief at Karunanidhi’s death and he wrote: “Saddened to hear the passing of Respected M. Karunanidhi. One of the greats of Tamil politics. I had the pleasure of meeting him a few times in my career. When I first became World Champion , he felicitated me & presented me with a chess set that I cherish.”
“A patron of sport and achievement. I have always admired his speeches and his eloquence. My deepest condolences to his family.#kalaignar”, he added on the social networking site.
{{/usCountry}}“A patron of sport and achievement. I have always admired his speeches and his eloquence. My deepest condolences to his family.#kalaignar”, he added on the social networking site.
{{/usCountry}}Karunanidhi was the chief minister of Tamil Nadu when Anand won the World Championships back in 2001 and Anand wrote that he received a chess set from the politician as gift as the tournament.
Karunanidhi had telephoned and congratulated him in Teheran on winning the title and Anand was also gifted a flat in Chennai by the chief minister because of his performance in the tournament and.