M. K. Stalin
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, MK Stalin
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Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (born 1 March 1953) is an Indian politician who has served as the 8th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2021 till 2026. He became president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on 28 August 2018, after serving as the party's working president from January 2017 to August 2018. Born in 1953, Stalin is the third son of former Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi. He completed his education at Presidency College in Chennai in 1973. He began his political career in the late 1960s and was elected to the DMK's general committee in 1973. He was jailed during the Emergency in 1976. He became the secretary of the party's youth wing in 1982, a post he held for more than four decades. He served as the 45th mayor of Chennai from 1996 to 2002. He has been elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly eight times, and served as the state's first deputy chief minister from 2009 to 2011. Stalin is married to Durga, and their son Udhayanidhi recently last served as the state's deputy chief minister. In 2009, Anna University conferred an honorary doctorate on Stalin. In 2025, The Indian Express named him as India's 23rd most powerful personality.
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Palaniswami, M K Stalin allege 'horse trading' as three rebel AIADMK MLAs quit party, join TVK
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Every party has right to decide: MK Stalin appeals for restraint following TVK's blistering attack on A Raja
DMK's 'bent coconut tree' jibe draws retort from VCK; Stalin says 'don't be harsh'
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DMK Chief MK Stalin pays floral tribute to Pandit Iyothee Thass on his 181st birth anniversary
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“Vijay’s government may fall at any moment!” warns DMK Chief MK Stalin, alerting cadre for early polls
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