The court rejects petitions seeking a return to the ballot system or to tally all paper slips generated as proof of voting for votes recorded by electronic machines
"On behalf of the US Consulate General in Chennai, I offer condolences to the people of Tamil Nadu and Tamils across the world on the passing of former Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi," Acting US Consul General in Chennai Lauren Lovelace said in a statement.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family," Lovelace said.
A five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Karunanidhi, 94, passed away at a local hospital in Chennai on Tuesday evening.
He was admitted to the hospital on July 28.