INDIA
DNA Web Team | Aug 07, 2018, 09:48 PM IST
1.Equal rights to women
Karunanidhi brought a law giving women the rights to claim share in their ancestral property, equal to men, even before India passed a law at the centre. (Image source: Twitter)
2.Boost to Economy
The late DMK chief took steps to bring more IT based firms in Tamil Nadu. He focuses, not just on Chennai, but equally upon the Tier II and Tier III cities, giving a boost to the state's economy. (Image source: Twitter)
3.Upliftment of poor
Thorogh the first class public insurance scheme 'Kalaignar Kaapittu Thittam', he helped poor on a massive scale. (Image source: Twitter)
4.Focus on education
Karunanidhi launched the first graduate scheme, under which free education was to be provided for the first graduate from a family irrespective of the gender. (Image source: Twitter)
5.'No man is above another'
Believing in the philosophy that no man is above another, Karunanidhi banned the hand-pulled rickshaw. Similarly, he removed peddling rickshaws while providing income alternative to the people involved. (Image source: Twitter)
6.Policies for disposal system in Tamil Nadu
He was first one to bring proper waste management system in Tamil Nadu.
7.An atheist
Karunanidhi practiced atheism and never involved religion in order to win elections. (Image source: PTI)
8.Opposed emergency
Karunanidhi singularly opposed emergency and said 'No' to Indira Gandhi, which irked the then PM and resulted in dismissing of the DMK government. (Image source: PTI)
9.The Dravidian ideology
Like his mentor Annadurai, Karunanidhi used his writing skills to further the ideology of the Dravidian movement through Tamil cinema. (Image source: (PTI)
10.5-time chief minister
Known for his shrewdness and manoeuvring abilities, Karunanidhi became Chief Minister for the first time on February 10, 1967 (Image source: PTI)
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