Karunanidhi  

'Karunanidhi understood that he cannot do politics by attacking MGR. To this day, the DMK targets Jayalalithaa and others from the AIADMK. But carefully avoids taking potshots at MGR,' veteran journalist Durai says.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Chennai's iconic central railway station will be named after Tamil Nadu's former chief minister MG Ramachandran (MGR). Soon after, Stalin's brother Alagiri wrote to Modi urging him to rename Chennai Egmore railway station after his late father Karunanidhi
 

Both the DMK and AIADMK have been arguing that their prime focus is state politics, and hence have ceded place now so that they can strike a strong deal in time for the state elections

Stalin has also not given up on some of the contentious and avoidable practices from the days of his dad. He also harbours a strong anti-Hindu sentiment and is also not above launching personal attacks on opponents. 
 

The adherents to Dravidian politics are supposed to be non-believers. However, successive leaders, from Annadurai to K Palaniswami have diluted the atheistic Dravidian core.

Of late, there is a worrying tendency in Tamil Nadu to protest anything from the Centre. Rather than presenting its case cogently and cohesively, Tamil Nadu acts very emotionally like a kid whose toy had just been taken away.

As we bid adieu to 2018, we look back at some of those statements made by Tamil Nadu politicians that made the nation stand up and take notice

The Gaja cyclone that barrelled through the rice bowl of Tamil Nadu leaving in its wake a trail of destruction of monumental proportions, the death of Dravidian legend M Karunanidhi, and political churnings made 2018 an extraordinary year for the state.
 

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, MK Stalin, N Chandrababu Naidu, Pinarayi Vijayan, Narayanaswamy spoke. The tone was decidedly, and understandably, anti-Modi. But the choice of words of Stalin — 'sadist', 'Nazist', 'fascist' — used on the Prime Minister did lead to a few arched eyebrows. It is not Stalin's style to use terms that lead to further polarisation among the opposing party folks. That he did was not only a surprise, but also suggested that he got carried by the adrenaline-charge of the occasion

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi unveiled the statue on Sunday at 5pm and addressed the gathering at the venue.

Stalin alleged social justice, autonomy of states, social harmony and secularism were under threat under the BJP regime. He added that his support to Rahul Gandhi was along the lines of the DMK's support to Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi in different periods in the past.

The unveiling of the statue will be held on Sunday at 5pm, and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi will unveil the statue and address the gathering at the venue.

Tamil Nadu’s BJP youth wing’s vice president SG Suryah asked why #GoBackSonia was not making news . He pointed out that when #GoBackModi trended on Twitter earlier this year, everyone went gaga over it and news channels reported on it nonstop.

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister, M Karunanidhi's statue will be unveiled in the party's headquarters adjacent to DMK founder CN Annadurai's statue in Chennai.

AIADMK minister Kadambur Raju insults late DMK chief Karunanidhi saying that he lies in Anna Memorial because of AIADMK's large heart. DMK lashes out.