Karunanidhi's secretary Shanmuganathan no more
The Hindu
K. Shanmuganathan, long-time personal secretary to former DMK president and Chief Minister late M. Karunanidhi, died in Chennai on Tuesday due to age-related ailments. Starting his career in the Tamil
K. Shanmuganathan, long-time personal secretary to former DMK president and Chief Minister late M. Karunanidhi, died in Chennai on Tuesday due to age-related ailments.
Starting his career in the Tamil Nadu police department, Shanmuganathan was spotted by Karunanidhi for his skills in stenography and eventually drafted as his personal secretary in the late 1960s. He remained with the late CM for several decades meticulously taking down notes of his speech at public meetings and came to be known as the DMK leader's "shadow".
DMK leaders, including party treasurer T.R. Baalu condoled the death of Shanmuganathan. His death was a huge loss, he said during an interaction with journalists in New Delhi.
With the clock ticking down to the Lok Sabha election counting day on Tuesday, opposing fronts are perceptibly edgy and poised to continue the rancorous skirmishing that marked the campaign season in Kerala. The United Democratic Front, led by the Congress, is seemingly basking in the “interim victory” granted by various exit polls. The UDF discerns that its poll strategy of turning the polls foremostly into a damning referendum on the Left Democratic Front government’s perceived failures rather than BJP’s “divisive politics” at the national level stood a fighting chance of paying off.