“Knowing the issue fully well, Kalaingar did not consult his officials. He simply called the press and announced that he was going to the Cauvery delta's tail-end area the next day for inspection. By the time he reached the next morning, water had magically begun to flow to our area,” reminisces Thennan.
Another classic example of his style of functioning: the chariot of a famous temple in Thiruvarur had broken down. After he became CM, people requested him to sanction a new axle for the chariot wheel. Being an atheist, Karunanidhi had only recently written in his party organ Murasoli: "While the tilling people suffer, what is the need to run a chariot for the lord?” He asked the people to wait for two months. He then announced that the landless poor would be given the land they lived on. Once that process was completed, he made arrangements to run the chariot through the streets of Thiruvarur.
Shankar, DMK secretary of Tiruvarur town, says: “Karunanidhi treats Thiruvarur the way a mother treats a child. Whatever growth takes place here is entirely due to him.”
In Thirukuvalai, DMK's Paavaadaisamy, who takes care of the Karunanidhi family's affairs, says: “Thalaivar (leader) has done so much for us. But whatever we ask, he is still ready to deliver. When he comes here, the whole village celebrates.”
Karunanadhi's sons, M.K.Azhagiri, Union minister for fertilisers, M.K.Stalin, deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu, and daughters Selvi and Kanimozhi, MP, also visit this district at every opportunity.
“When Thalapathy (Stalin) comes here, he gets down on the south street where his father's house is located and walks the rest of the distance. When Azhagiri came here last, two village girls approached him for help to study medicine. Within days, their dreams became a reality," says Pavaadaisamy.
This tiny village boasts a government hospital, an industrial training institute and a 110 KW electricity substation. A huge port and a thermal power station are also on the anvil. It pays to be Karunanidhi’s birthplace!
Another classic example of his style of functioning: the chariot of a famous temple in Thiruvarur had broken down. After he became CM, people requested him to sanction a new axle for the chariot wheel. Being an atheist, Karunanidhi had only recently written in his party organ Murasoli: "While the tilling people suffer, what is the need to run a chariot for the lord?” He asked the people to wait for two months. He then announced that the landless poor would be given the land they lived on. Once that process was completed, he made arrangements to run the chariot through the streets of Thiruvarur.
Shankar, DMK secretary of Tiruvarur town, says: “Karunanidhi treats Thiruvarur the way a mother treats a child. Whatever growth takes place here is entirely due to him.”
In Thirukuvalai, DMK's Paavaadaisamy, who takes care of the Karunanidhi family's affairs, says: “Thalaivar (leader) has done so much for us. But whatever we ask, he is still ready to deliver. When he comes here, the whole village celebrates.”
Karunanadhi's sons, M.K.Azhagiri, Union minister for fertilisers, M.K.Stalin, deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu, and daughters Selvi and Kanimozhi, MP, also visit this district at every opportunity.
“When Thalapathy (Stalin) comes here, he gets down on the south street where his father's house is located and walks the rest of the distance. When Azhagiri came here last, two village girls approached him for help to study medicine. Within days, their dreams became a reality," says Pavaadaisamy.
This tiny village boasts a government hospital, an industrial training institute and a 110 KW electricity substation. A huge port and a thermal power station are also on the anvil. It pays to be Karunanidhi’s birthplace!
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