DMK chief M. Karunanidhi has passed away at 6:10 pm, said a medical bulletin released by Kauvery Hospital in Chennai at 6:45 pm on Tuesday.
The DMK supremo had been suffering from age related ailments and was hospitalised on July 26. Since then his health condition had been on the dip.
The stalwart of Dravidian politics, popularly known as Kalaignar, served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for five separate terms in the 1969–2011 period.
The DMK chief was admitted to the hospital for the first time on July 18 for change of tracheostomy tube.
On July 26, the hospital said Karunanidhi was suffering from urinary tract infection and he was being treated with intravenous anti-biotics and fluids.
However, the DMK leader's condition turned bad on July 28 with a drop in his blood pressure and he was shifted to the hospital.