Karunanidhi expresses grief over deaths in Nepal plane crash

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M Karunanidhi today expressed grief over the death of 19 persons in an air crash in Nepal and said some of them were relatives of his party colleagues.

"I was shocked knowing the death of 19 persons. The fact that 10 of them were Indians and eight hailed from Tiruchirappalli is a matter of grief. Some of them were relatives of Raghupathy and Selvaraj (former Ministers)," he said in a statement.

The 88-year-old leader expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.