Hearing underway over burial site for Karunanidhi

August 08, 2018 00:30

Acting Chief Justice of Madras high court H G Ramesh hears Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's plea against Tamil Nadu government's refusal to allow party patriarch Karunanidhi's burial at Marina Beach in Chennai.

The hearing is underway at the acting chief justice's residence.

Meanwhile, advocate Doraisamy, who had filed a petition against burial on Marina, said he will withdraw all his cases so as they pose no legal hurdle to the state government.

"I withdraw all cases in this regard because Kalaignar Karunanidhi is important for us. So now, there are no legal hurdles for the government," he said.

Earlier, a government statement said it was 'unable to allot space at Marina beach owing to several pending cases in the Madras high court and legal complications'.

IMAGE: Mortal remains of DMK chief M Karunanidhi being taken to his Gopalapuram residence in Chennai on Tuesday. Photograph: PTI Photo

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