Mattia Saratti (left) and Fank Li (middle) with a DMK worker outside Kauvery Hospital in Chennai on Tuesday (T... Read More

CHENNAI: Two foreigners joined the sea of DMK workers who assembled in front of Kauvery Hospital where DMK chief M Karunanidhi died on Tuesday evening.

Mattia Saratti from Italy and Fank Li from Portugal were in the city to work as volunteers for an NGO for a month.

Earlier, after watching television news about DMK chief’s deteriorating health, the two walked to Kauvery Hospital around 5pm and began interacting with party workers.

Surprised by the support of the party workers who were shouting slogans , the two soon joined them.

After the DMK chief’s death was announced and when news spread that the Tamil Nadu government had refused to allot a space on Marina Beach as the leader’s final resting place, party workers started shouting slogans condemning the government’s decision. The two foreigners too shouted slogans without realising the situation.

“I was told that he had been in politics for several decades and was a great leader. I have never seen such support and affection for a political party leader in my country. We know only to eat,” Saratti said.

Soon, the two of them became the centre of attraction for party workers. The party workers made the duo shout slogans and took selfies with them.

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