Workers died due to shock of Karunanidhi to get solatium of Rs 2 lakh each

The DMK today said as many as 248 party workers died, 'shocked' by the death of party patriarch M Karunanidhi and announced a solatium of Rs two lakh each to their families.

After knowing about the hospitalization and failing health of Karunanidhi and later his death, 248 party workers died, a resolution adopted at the party general council meeting said. Condoling their deaths, DMK said,"this general council resolves to provide a solatium of Rs 2 lakh each totaling Rs 4.96 crore to their families."

DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi died on August 7 here in a private hospital, after a prolonged illness.

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