When Karunanidhi helped fund a school and library in Mumbai
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Late DMK Chief M Karunanidhi had helped fund a school and library in Mumbai 35 years ago.
DMK Mumbai unit in-charge R Palaniswamy said when Karunanidhi visited Mumbai he evinced keen interest in their needs.
"We told him about non-availability of a community school in Tamil-dominated Dharavi area. We also told him that lack of funds was a major factor," he said.
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No Mumbai visit
Karunanidhi didn't visit Mumbai after 1983
Talking about the school further, Palaniswamy said, "Karunanidhi asked senior party members to do the needful and ensure that the school is opened. Due to his proactive support, our branch got enough funds which not only helped us build the school but also purchase office space and books for the school library."
The DMK doyen, however, did not visit Mumbai after 1983, he said.
Social reformer
Karunanidhi was a social reformer and opposed superstition: BJP MLA
BJP MLA from Sion-Koliwada Assembly constituency in Mumbai, Capt R Tamil Selvan, who organized the condolence meeting in the city, said Karunanidhi was among the "rare leaders who practiced what he preached".
"He was a social reformer and opposed superstition. He was the flag-bearer of Tamil nationalism who opposed Hindi," Selvan said.
Karunanidhi, 94, died in Chennai yesterday following a prolonged illness.