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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'Wait And Watch': MK Stalin Keeps Centre, Opposition Guessing on Delimitation Stand
'Erasing Dravidian model': DMK slams TVK over removal of Stalin's name from desalination project plaque
DMK hits out at Tamil Nadu govt over removal of Stalin's name from desalination project plaque
DMK hits out at TN govt over removal of Stalin’s name from desalination project plaque
DMK will always remain protective fortress for minorities, Muslims: Udhayanidhi Stalin reaffirms party's
DMK always remains protective fortress for minorities, Muslims: Udhayanidhi Stalin
Stalin's remarks indicate attempt to topple TVK govt, says CPM secretary Shanmugam
Stalin, Kanimozhi condemn arrest of cadre for protesting against Minister D. Sarathkumar
MK Stalin's son-in-law issues legal notices against 2 Tamil Nadu ministers over corruption allegations
'Stop searching for me': MK Stalin tells CM Vijay; says DMK might 'consider' contesting elections without allies
MS Dhoni receives a memento from Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin at an event in Chennai
Palaniswami, M K Stalin allege 'horse trading' as three rebel AIADMK MLAs quit party, join TVK
MK Stalin Launches Fierce Attack On Vijay, Says TVK Government May Collapse Before Five Years
