Two people have died in a stampede at the funeral procession of veteran Indian politician Muthuvel Karunanidhi, in the southern city of Chennai. In addition, 41 people were taken to hospital with injuries, officials said. Karunanidhi, who died on Tuesday aged 94, had served five times as chief minister of Tamil Nadu, the state of which Chennai is capital.
Police struggled to control thousands of mourners on Wednesday. The stampede occurred when crowds tried to surge past police at the entrance to the building where Karunanidhi lay in state. He is being buried at Marina Beach in Chennai, alongside his mentor, CN Annadurai.
Karunanidhi helped found the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party in 1949 and continued to lead it until his death. Starting in 1957, he contested and won 13 elections in Tamil Nadu.
Source : BBC
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