Traditionally, every birthday of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M. Karunanidhi, which falls on June 3, is associated with great publicity and propaganda. However, his 94th birthday celebration on Saturday, not orchestrated by the Kalaignar for the first time in his 50 years as legislator, will be on a different tangent. All eyes will be on the party’s working president and Karunanidhi’s son M.K. Stalin, and if events go as scripted he could be the lodestar that guides Tamil Nadu out of its current political turmoil and inspire the people, especially the youth in the state.