Karuna Nidhi’s birth anniversary will be celebrated in style throughout Tamil Nadu.

On Friday, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu will have a lavish celebration in honor of former Chief Minister and Dravidian stalwart M Karuna Nidhi’s 98th birthday.

His son, Chief Minister M K Stalin, will lead the state’s celebrations on Friday morning by presenting floral tributes to the late leader’s 16-foot bronze statue, which was built on the grounds of the Omandurar Government Estate’s multi-super specialty government hospital.