Late DMK chief Karunanidhi's ancestral home damaged in cyclone Gaja

A tree in front of the ancestral house got uprooted and fell on the house damaging the tiled roof and a name board, they said.
M Karunanidhi’s ancestral house in Thirukuvalai | Express
M Karunanidhi’s ancestral house in Thirukuvalai | Express

TIRUVARUR: The ancestral house of late DMK chief M Karunanidhi's family at Thirukuvalai village near here has suffered damage in the 'Gaja' cyclone, officials said Tuesday.

A tree in front of the house got uprooted and fell on the house damaging the tiled roof and a name board, they said.

The house is being maintained as a memorial and a library.

The cyclone crossed the Tamil Nadu coast near Vedaranyam in neighbouring Nagapattinam district on November 16 causing extensive damage and claiming 46 lives.

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