New Delhi, June 3 -- Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid tribute to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on his birth anniversary, describing him as "a writer, a poet, a thinker" and recalling his lifelong commitment to social justice and the rights of the marginalised.

In a post on X, Gandhi paid homage to the late DMK patriarch, popularly known as "Kalaignar," and said he dedicated his life to fighting for the dignity of the Tamil people.

"Not just a Chief Minister, he was a writer, a poet, a thinker. He believed in a Constitution that treats every Indian as equal. My humble tributes on his birth anniversary. My respectful tributes to Kalaignar on his birth anniversary," Gandhi wrote.

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