"Despite his many achievements in cricket, he is a picture of poise, unassuming and fields questions with humility. It would be no exaggeration to say that such qualitites were among reasons that brought him huge fame," Karunanidhi said in a post on Facebook here today.
"I am reading with interest his autobiography. I always hold him in esteem..... My love for him", the 90-year old leader said.
A lover of cricket, he has witnessed cricket matches despite being a busy political leader.