Amitabh Bachchan Remembers Late M Karunanidhi: Time When He Received His First National Award

DMK chief M Karunanidhi – who was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five terms, breathed his last yesterday and the whole country mourned his death. The 94-year-old political heavyweight was admitted in the hospital after he contracted urinary tract infection. He passed away at 6:10 pm. The statement from the hospital stated, “Despite the best possible efforts by our team of doctors and nurses to resuscitate him, he failed to respond.” Everyone mourned the loss and Amitabh Bachchan was no exception. He revealed how he received his first National Award from the leader. In a tweet he wrote,

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T 2893 - பிரார்த்தனை மற்றும் இரங்கல் , for the Honourable and dynamic leader Shri Karunanidhi .. I received my very 1st National Award for 'Saat Hindustani' from him, when the ceremony was held in Chennai that year .. he was the CM ..🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/lu9Mc886EX

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 8, 2018

Many others Bollywood celebrities shared their grief of losing the leader on Twitter…,

Today India has lost one of its tallest leaders. Deeply saddened by the passing away of Kalaignar Karunanidhi ji. Deepest condolences to the family and loved ones 🙏🏽 His contribution to the state of Tamil Nadu, its people has been immense. True Champion of Tamil pride. RIP Sir.

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) August 7, 2018

The Last #Tamil Titan has fallen. Former TN CM #MKarunanidhi was an incomparable man. #TamilNadu has lost at once its greatest contemporary political and creative enigma. Our beautiful language #Tamil will miss #Kalaignar #Karunanidhi This void he has left will take ages to fill.

— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) August 7, 2018

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