<p class="title">"Just once shall I address you as appa (father)?" asked DMK Working President M K Stalin in a moving poem in memory of his late father and party chief M Karunanidhi, as he noted that he used to call him as 'leader' more often.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have addressed you as Thalaivare Thalaivare (Leader) more than Appa Appa (Father). Therefore, just once, shall I address you as Appa, leader," Stalin said in the emotional poem written hours after the death of the DMK stalwart.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Grieving the loss of his father, Stalin said he used to inform him wherever he goes. "why did you leave without informing this time."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Dear leader, who is intertwined with our thoughts and aspirations, where did you go leaving us behind," Stalin, the political heir apparent of Karunanidhi, said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Stalin asked if Karunanidhi had departed with the contentment that he had done enough for the Tamil community.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seeking the "energy" of Karunanidhi, Stalin vowed to fulfil all his unfulfilled dreams.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Further, crores of party supporters yearned once to hear Karunanidhi's famous, trademark statement, "En anbu udanpirappukkale" (my dear brothers), Stalin said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Karunanidhi used to open his public speeches with the trademark line, evoking rapturous applause and cheering by the audience. </p>
<p class="title">"Just once shall I address you as appa (father)?" asked DMK Working President M K Stalin in a moving poem in memory of his late father and party chief M Karunanidhi, as he noted that he used to call him as 'leader' more often.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have addressed you as Thalaivare Thalaivare (Leader) more than Appa Appa (Father). Therefore, just once, shall I address you as Appa, leader," Stalin said in the emotional poem written hours after the death of the DMK stalwart.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Grieving the loss of his father, Stalin said he used to inform him wherever he goes. "why did you leave without informing this time."</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Dear leader, who is intertwined with our thoughts and aspirations, where did you go leaving us behind," Stalin, the political heir apparent of Karunanidhi, said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Stalin asked if Karunanidhi had departed with the contentment that he had done enough for the Tamil community.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seeking the "energy" of Karunanidhi, Stalin vowed to fulfil all his unfulfilled dreams.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Further, crores of party supporters yearned once to hear Karunanidhi's famous, trademark statement, "En anbu udanpirappukkale" (my dear brothers), Stalin said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Karunanidhi used to open his public speeches with the trademark line, evoking rapturous applause and cheering by the audience. </p>