<span style="color: #222222;">The mortal remains of DMK President M Karunanidhi were laid to rest adjacent to Anna Memorial at Marina Beach in Chennai with full state honours this evening as a sea of humanity bid him a tearful farewell. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He was buried near his mentor, DMK founder C.N Annadurai, with full military honours with soldiers giving him a gun salute and buglars sounding the last post. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Karunanidhi's son M K Stalin received the national flag wrapped around his father's body and other family members showered flower petals at his feet.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A galaxy of leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and several state Chief Ministers paid their last respects to the departed leader. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Later in a tweet, the Prime Minister said, the extraordinary leader and a veteran administrator's life was devoted to the public welfare and social justice. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, Kalaignar Karunanidhi will live on in the hearts and minds of the millions of people whose lives were transformed by him.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier, the funeral procession, carrying the mortal remains of Mr Karunanidhi towards his final resting place, began from Rajaji Hall at 4 pm. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Thousands of people surrounded the gun carriage carrying the mortal remains during the final journey. Our Chennai Correspondent reports, supporters were waving party flags and chanting slogans praising their leader.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a break from tradition, both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day today after paying tributes to M Karunanidhi.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The DMK patriarch served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five times but was never a member of Parliament. As soon as the Lok Sabha met this morning, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said, the country has lost a mass leader. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Making a reference in the Rajya Sabha, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu described him as an able administrator, a dedicated social worker and an outstanding statesman. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Later, members in both the Houses observed silence as a mark of respect to the departed leader. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">President Ram Nath Kovind also expressed grief at the demise of the DMK Chief. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A seven-day mourning has been announced in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. National flag is flying half mast in Delhi and all state capitals today. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The 94-year old leader passed away last evening at a Chennai hospital after fighting for life for 11 days. </span><br />''