COIMBATORE: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday hailed several political leaders cutting across party lines.

Expressing his admiration for M Karunanidhi for his hard work and tireless perseverance even during setbacks, the vice president recalled how Karunanidhi, even after facing electoral defeats, would inspire his cadres in ‘Murasoli’, the DMK’s mouthpiece, to ‘rise again with courage.’

Hailing MG Ramachandran (MGR) as a leader deeply loved by people, Radhakrishnan claimed J Jayalalithaa as one of the most intelligent leaders India has ever seen. He also remembered CPI leader R Nallakannu with respect despite ideological differences. “I was, in fact, in pain when I won the polls against him,” he said, while speaking at a felicitation ceremony in Tirupur.

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