"This is not just a loss for the family alone. This is a loss for the whole of Tamil Nadu. When we say Tamil, the first thing that comes to our mind are those black goggles and the yellow towel on him. I don’t know what to say. I’m feeling very sad now.

If I was outside the house, I would have been there right now. I don’t know how to console Stalin and my brother Udhayanidhi Stalin. May his soul rest in peace."