Can I call you ‘appa’ at least once now: Stalin’s emotional letter for Karunanidhi
Chennai, Aug 8: Can I address you as Appa once at least now? This was part of an emotional letter written by M K Stalin, following the death of his father, Karunanidhi, who passed away on Tuesday.
Here is the full transcript of the letter, translated from Tamil to English:
"You
used
to
tell
me
the
place
where
ever
you
go.
Now,
where
have
you
gone
without
telling
me?
Where
did
you
go
leaving
us
all
in
the
lurch?
You
had
said
33
years
back,
what
should
be
written
in
your
memorial-
Here
lies
the
person
who
worked
untiringly
throughout
his
life.
Have
you
now
decided
that
you
did
enough
for
Tamil
society."
"
Are
you
hiding
somewhere,
to
see
if
anyone
can
beat
your
achievements?
On
June
3,
the
day
of
your
birthday,
I
begged
for
at
least
half
the
ability
you
had.
Now
will
you
give
the
heart
you
got
long
ago
from
Arignar
Anna,
to
me?
Because,
with
that
significant
donation,
we
will
fulfill
your
unfulfilled
dreams
and
ideals."
"On behalf of crores of 'Udanpirappukkal' (Karunanidhi used to address DMK cadre as Udanpirappu (blood brothers), I appeal to you: "Just utter the phrase 'Udanpirappe' once and that will make us work for a century! I used to address you as 'thalaivare' (leader) most of the time in my life than calling you as 'appa'. At least now, shall I address you once as 'appa'?"