Former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi is stable after he was admitted to the Kauvery Hospital in Chennai. His blood pressure had dropped late on Friday (26 July) night. He was taken to the hospital from his Gopalapuram residence in Chennai early on Saturday (27 July) morning. According to the latest reports, the nonagenarian is recovering and stabilized.
Born on 3 June 1924, Karunanidhi emerged as one of the leading voices of the Dravida movement in the early era of India's independence. As screenwriter, he delivered some powerful social films like Parasakthi (1952), Panam (1952) and Rangoon Radha (1956) among others. As a politician, he was the peer of MG Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa.