Parliament adjourned, pays tribute to Karunanidhi

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, Aug 08, 2018, 11:50 AM

Parliament adjourned, pays tribute to Karunanidhi

New Delhi, Aug 08: As a mark of tribute to DMK chief M Karunanidhi, who died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, both houses of Parliament – Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned on Wednesday.

After obituary references, both houses of parliament adjourned this morning. While it is a convention for parliament to adjourn to pay respects to departed members present and former the honor had never been extended to a non-member before.

The DMK chief died at Chennai's Kauvery Hospital on Tuesday. He was undergoing treatment for urinary tract infection and other ailments for almost two weeks.

Thousands of grieving supporters gathered outside Chennai's Rajaji Memorial, where Karunanidhi's body has been kept for public view, to pay their respects to the last leader in the state with a mass following.

Tamil Nadu has declared Wednesday a state holiday to mourn the death of the five-time chief minister and leader of DMK party for 50 years.