Karunanidhi’s epitaph finds place on casket

CHENNAI: DMK chief M Karunanidhi wrote his epitaph 33 years ago. The epitaph written in Tamil -- “Oivu edukamal uzhaithavan, idho oivu eduthu kondu irukiran”-- can be translated as “the one who toiled without rest takes eternal rest here.”
The epitaph finds a place on the casket in which the mortal remains of the five-time chief minister of Tamil Nadu is going to be laid to rest on Wednesday evening.
The message sums up the life of Kalaignar who died on Tuesday evening.
In a letter MK Stalin wrote after Karunanidhi’s death, he recalled the epitaph and asked, “Have you left with the satisfaction that you've done enough for the Tamils? Even at 95, you tirelessly carried on with your public life, and having set benchmarks, are you hiding out there, waiting to see who can better your achievements?”
The mortal remains of Karunanidhi will be laid to rest on Marina Beach. The funeral procession began from Rajaji Hall at 4pm.

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