Party cadres carried a colossal garland picture of the leader during the procession.

Stalin, who contested his first major elections after his father's death last year vindicated himself by winning 37 out of 38 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu.

Karunanidhi, who was Tamil Nadu's longest-serving Chief Minister, breathed his last in August last year at the age of 94 after a period of prolonged illness.

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