As many more of us are trying to choose between cremation and burial here is a relevant story.
According to India Today, Karunanidhi was buried at Marina Beach in Tamil Nadu. "The last rites are widely believed as part of the dead person's religious belief while living. Barring exception, Hindus are cremated while Christians and Muslims are buried. The last rights of atheists are generally performed in accordance with the practice adopted in the family and community."It seems Muthuvel Karunanidhi who was known as Kalaignar "was an atheist like all the big leaders of the Dravidian movement." He was a colossal figure in Tamil Nadu politics for nearly 50 years. He became the chief minister of Tamil Nadu in 1969. He assumed leadership of the DMK the same year and headed the party till his death on August 7, 2018. "All the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu are buried at Marina Beach, so Karunanidhi had to be buried there as well.A cremation would seemingly diminish Karunanidhi's stature after his death. Burial would be Karunanidhi's final resting place, from where the DMK politics could take off in post-Kalaignar period." More at: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/karunanidhi-burial-marina-beach-1308437-2018-08-08
