Kanniyakumari, April 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to the AIADMK patriarch and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MG Ramachandran (MGR) during a roadshow in Nagercoil, Kanniyakumari, on Wednesday.

During his visit to Tamil Nadu, PM Modi also paid tribute to DMK Founder and former CM CN Annadurai.

Born on September 15, 1909, in Conjeevaram, Madras Presidency, Annadurai worked as a teacher in school and a journalist, before entering politics. Starting from the Justice Party, Annadurai went on to establish DMK following the Dravidian and language movement. He served as the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister for about two years, before his demise on February 3, 1969.

Meanwhile, Marudur Gopala Menon Ramachandran, popularly kn...