Muthuvel Karunanidhi, 94, Screenwriter Turned Politician, Dies India’s longest-serving legislator, he challenged the caste system’s hold on his country, first in cinema and later in politics. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Inside Syria’s Secret Torture Prisons: How al-Assad Crushed DissentSimon Armitage Is U.K.’s New Poet LaureatePutin Scores, He Wins and Then Falls Face First on Hockey IceWhat We Know About Syria’s Secret Torture PrisonsHavoc in Hong Kong Legislature Over Extradition BillWith Sudan’s Revolution in the Balance, Darfur Moves Center Stage