Kalaignar was always treated with love, respect by New Delhi's power elite

Karunanidhi’s political life may have centred around Tamil Nadu, but that never came in the way of his developing a rapport with national leaders across parties. Former President Pranab Mukherjee was a close friend of his for more than 45 years, and he enjoyed a great friendship with Vajpayee as well as Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

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