Overview

• Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin led party leaders and cadres in paying floral tributes at the Kalaignar Memorial at Anna Square and the adjacent C.N. Annadurai memorial on August 7, 2025.
• Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin, ministers, MPs and legislators joined the rally, underscoring DMK’s unity ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
• In a social media post, Stalin pledged to steer Tamil Nadu along the path laid by Karunanidhi, calling on citizens to uphold his ideological vision.
• On M.S. Swaminathan’s birth centenary, Stalin recalled Karunanidhi’s sanctioning of land for the MSSRF and the joint inauguration of the J.R.D. Tata Ecotechnology Centre.
• The CM highlighted the naming of a wetland park in Porur, an agriculture college in Thanjavur district and the institution of a Swaminathan award before extending greetings to MSSRF chair Dr. Soumya Swaminathan.