Southern India is mourning the loss of a veteran politician.
M Karunanidhi was being treated for age-related illnesses in Chennai in southern India's Tamil Nadu state but died on Tuesday 7 August at the age of 94.
He served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu five times between 1969 and 2011, and also played a key role in federal politics. He contested - and won - 13 elections in the state.