![]() The development took place even as Karunanidhi's body was being moved to his family residence at Gopalapuram in Chennai. DMK working president M K Stalin had written to chief minister K Palaniswami seeking space inside the mausoleum complex of Karunanidhi's mentor C N Annadurai at the Marina. The acting chief justice directed them to serve notice on the advocate general, saying he would hear the case at 10.30 pm at his residence. ![]() Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury and D Raja, besides actor Rajinikanth backed the DMK's demand and urged the government to allot the leader a space on the famed sands. Senior counsel for DMK P Wilson and Saravanan went to acting Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Huluvadi G Ramesh's residence and sought permission to move an urgent motion. However, the DMK wasn't satisfied with the state government's explanation and appealed to the High Court. ![]() The state government had said it was unable to allot space at Marina beach due to several pending cases in the Madras High Court and "legal complications". The AIADMK government had earlier rejected DMK's demand to allow Karunanidhi to be buried at Marina beach. ![]() So now, there are no legal hurdles for the government." As the clamour to give DMK chief M Karunanidhi a burial at the Marina grew, Makkal Needhi Maiam president Kamal Haasan tweeted in support of Karunanidhis burial at the Marina beach and said, 'When Anna was alive, it was Kalaignar and MGR as two brothers who worked hard to strengthen the party. Doraisamy, advocate who had filed a petition against burial on Marina told reporters: "I withdraw all cases in this regard because Kalaignar Karunanidhi is important for us.
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