QUESTION: Consider the following statements about M.Karunanidhi:
- He made his debut as a screen writer for the Movie ‘Abhimanyu’.
- He was five time Chief Minister of Tamilnadu.
- Parasakthi movie supports ideologies of Dravida Movement.
Of the above the correct statements is /are:
(a) Only 1&2
(b) Only 2&3
(c) Only 1
(d) Only3
ANSWER: (b)
Related Facts:
- Eminent politician ,litterateur, scriptwriter Karunanidhi died on 7 August,2018 battling with prolonged urinary tract infection and age-related issues in Kauvery Hospital,Chennai.He was 94 years old.
- Muthuvel Karunanidhi was born on 3 June 1924 in Thirukkuvalai village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu and was popularly known by “Kalaignar” which means ‘intellectual of art’ in English.
- He was Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five times in between 1969-2011 and served as president of DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagan) for 10 times. At present, he was Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Thiruvarur seat.
- He was a long standing leader of Dravidian Movement pertaining to Brahmin and Non-Brahmin communal division in the state.
- He has written several stories, plays, novels, and multiple-volume memoir. He made his debut as a screen writer for the movie Rajakumari produced by Jupiter Films; others include Abhimanyu, Manthiri Kumari, Marudhanattu Ilavarasi and many more.
- ‘Parasakthi’ was the the notable movie of M. Karunanidhi that has supported the ideologies of Dravida Movement and has proposed the views of Karunanidhi about politics.
- He has written Kuraloviam for Thirukural (Classic Tamil Text), Tholkaappiya Poonga, Poombukar as well as many poems, essays, and books. Some of his well-known books include Sanga Thamizh, Thirukkural Urai, Ponnar Sankar, Romapuri Pandian, Thenapandi Singam, Vellikizhhamai, Nenjukku Needhi, Iniyavai and Kuraloviam.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Karunanidhi