"Deeply moved by the measures, all of the Korean people feel that Kim Jong Un is the leader of the people, as great as Kim Jong Il," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
Kim Jong Un took special measures to transport fresh fish to Pyongyang and provide them for every local family in time, though he was suffering bitterer grief than others, the KCNA said.
The KCNA also said Kim Jong Un was "identical" to Kim Jong Il, who it said was the "popular tender-hearted father and the sun of the destiny as he is the man the people will follow to the end of the earth."
The country`s official newspaper Rodong Sinmun issued a "political essay" entitled "Our Supreme Commander" on Saturday, calling Kim Jong Un as the country`s "supreme commander and general."
Kim Jong Il died from a "great mental and physical strain" during an inspection tour on Dec. 17.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the official news agency of the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea (DPRK), called Kim Jong Un the supreme leader of the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK in a report released on Saturday.
This is the first time that DPRK media called Kim Jong Un with such kind of title. Full story
Rodong Sinmun, a leading Democratic People`s Republic of Korea (DPRK) newspaper, hailed Kim Jong Un, a son of late top leader Kim Jong Il, as "supreme commander" of the Korean People`s Army (KPA) on Saturday.
"Comrade Kim Jong Un, please accept the title of supreme commander from the people and lead the Kim Il Sung Korea to an eternal victory," the editorial said.
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