<p class="title rtejustify">A pall of gloom descended on Thirukkuvalai, the native village of former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in the district, as soon as the news of his death trickled in, with people turning up in large numbers at his ancestral house.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Villagers paid floral tributes at a portrait of the DMK patriarch at his house.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Karunanidhi was born on June 3, 1924 in the village and spent his childhood here.</p>.<p class="rtejustify"><strong>READ: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/karunanidhi-critical-stalin-686129.html" target="_blank">Five-time TN CM Karunanidhi passes away at 94</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Situated in the heart of the village, his ancestral house -- a modest blue and white structure -- now houses a statue of his mother and two libraries named after his parents -- 'Muthuvelar Noolagam' and 'Anjugam Padippagam'.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">A huge collection of rare photographs of a young and vibrant Karunanidhi in various poses adorn the house now.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Karunanidhi received his primary education in the Panchayat Union Middle School at the village.</p>.<p class="rtejustify">He ordered setting up of a primary health care centre and an industrial training institute at the hamlet, besides upgrading the facilities at his alma mater.</p>.<p class="rtejustify"><strong>READ: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/dmk-s-biggest-challenge-686157.html" target="_blank">DMK’s biggest challenge: replacing Karunanidhi</a></strong></p>.<p class="rtejustify">When he served as the chief minister during 2006-11, Karunanidhi visited the village twice.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">His last visit to the village as chief minister was in 2009.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The name 'Karunanidhi' is the pride of this tiny village and in his passing away, its residents feel that they have lost their identity.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The 94-year-old leader, a five-time chief minister of Tamil Nadu, breathed his last at Kauvery Hospital in downtown Chennai at 6.10 pm yesterday after waging a grim battle for life for 11 days.</p>.<p class="rtejustify"><strong>ALSO READ</strong></p>.<p class="rtejustify"><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/tn-karuna-burial-controversy-686185.html" target="_blank">Controversy erupts over burial site for Karunanidhi</a></strong></p>.<p class="rtejustify"><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/dmk-s-biggest-challenge-686157.html" target="_blank">DMK’s biggest challenge: replacing Karunanidhi</a></strong></p>.<p class="rtejustify"><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/karunanidhi-doyen-dravidian-686169.html" target="_blank">Obituary: Karunanidhi, the doyen of Dravidian politics</a></strong></p>.<p class="rtejustify"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/photos/dh-galleries/looking-back-kalaignar-through-686166"><strong>DH Pics: Looking back at Kalaignar through the years</strong></a></p>
<p class="title rtejustify">A pall of gloom descended on Thirukkuvalai, the native village of former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi in the district, as soon as the news of his death trickled in, with people turning up in large numbers at his ancestral house.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Villagers paid floral tributes at a portrait of the DMK patriarch at his house.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Karunanidhi was born on June 3, 1924 in the village and spent his childhood here.</p>.<p class="rtejustify"><strong>READ: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/karunanidhi-critical-stalin-686129.html" target="_blank">Five-time TN CM Karunanidhi passes away at 94</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Situated in the heart of the village, his ancestral house -- a modest blue and white structure -- now houses a statue of his mother and two libraries named after his parents -- 'Muthuvelar Noolagam' and 'Anjugam Padippagam'.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">A huge collection of rare photographs of a young and vibrant Karunanidhi in various poses adorn the house now.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Karunanidhi received his primary education in the Panchayat Union Middle School at the village.</p>.<p class="rtejustify">He ordered setting up of a primary health care centre and an industrial training institute at the hamlet, besides upgrading the facilities at his alma mater.</p>.<p class="rtejustify"><strong>READ: </strong><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/dmk-s-biggest-challenge-686157.html" target="_blank">DMK’s biggest challenge: replacing Karunanidhi</a></strong></p>.<p class="rtejustify">When he served as the chief minister during 2006-11, Karunanidhi visited the village twice.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">His last visit to the village as chief minister was in 2009.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The name 'Karunanidhi' is the pride of this tiny village and in his passing away, its residents feel that they have lost their identity.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">The 94-year-old leader, a five-time chief minister of Tamil Nadu, breathed his last at Kauvery Hospital in downtown Chennai at 6.10 pm yesterday after waging a grim battle for life for 11 days.</p>.<p class="rtejustify"><strong>ALSO READ</strong></p>.<p class="rtejustify"><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/tn-karuna-burial-controversy-686185.html" target="_blank">Controversy erupts over burial site for Karunanidhi</a></strong></p>.<p class="rtejustify"><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/dmk-s-biggest-challenge-686157.html" target="_blank">DMK’s biggest challenge: replacing Karunanidhi</a></strong></p>.<p class="rtejustify"><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/karunanidhi-doyen-dravidian-686169.html" target="_blank">Obituary: Karunanidhi, the doyen of Dravidian politics</a></strong></p>.<p class="rtejustify"><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/photos/dh-galleries/looking-back-kalaignar-through-686166"><strong>DH Pics: Looking back at Kalaignar through the years</strong></a></p>