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‘Transient setback’ in M Karunanidhi’s health condition, Kauvery Hospital says

‘Transient setback’ in M Karunanidhi’s health condition, Kauvery Hospital says

CHENNAI: There was a “transient setback” in the health condition of DMK president and former Tamil Nadu  chief minister , said a medical bulletin issued by Kauvery Hospital  here on Sunday night. The three-sentence bulletin issued by hospital executive director Dr Aravindan Selvaraj said the DMK chief’s “vital signs are normalising.” It said, “He continues to be closely […]

Jayalalithaa funeral sees two departures from tradition

Jayalalithaa funeral sees two departures from tradition

Jayalalithaa’s body was buried instead of being cremated, going against Vaishnavite Brahminical tradition Her friend Sasikalaa Natarajan, led the former chief minister’s nephew Deepak Jayakumar in performing the final rites CHENNAI: The funeral ceremony of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday was a departure from tradition in two aspects. First, Jayalalithaa’s body was […]