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MK Stalin

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  • Born 01 March 1953
  • Age 71
  • Birth Place Madras, Madras State, (now, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, ), India
  • Profession Politician
  • Political Party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  • In Office Working President Of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 4 January 2017 - 28 August 2018, 17th Leader Of The Opposition Of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 24 May 2016 - 6 May 2021, 1st Deputy Chief Minister Of Tamil Nadu 29 May 2009 - 15 May 2011, Treasurer Of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 27 December 2008 - 27 August 2018, Cabinet Minister Government Of Tamil Nadu 13 May 2006 - 15 May 2011, Deputy Gen.Secretary Of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 2 June 2003 - 26 December 2008, 45th Mayor Of Chennai 25 October 1996 - 6 September 2002, Youth Wing Secretary Of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 20 July 1982 - 6 July 2017
  • Residence 25/9, Chittaranjan Road, Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

MK Stalin BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 08 Feb 2025
M.K. Stalin: A Political Legacy in the Making M.K. Stalin, born March 1, 1953, currently serves as Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister, a position he assumed in 2021. Son of former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Stalin's political journey reflects a steady ascent within the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). ...

MK Stalin PERSONAL LIFE

Father M. Karunanidhi
Mother Dayalu Ammal
Spouse Durga Stalin ​(1975), ​
Children Udhayanidhi, Senthamarai
Education Bachelor of Arts

POSITIONS HELD BY MK Stalin

Position Tenure
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu 7 May 2021 - Present
Deputy Chief Minister of Tamilnadu 29 May 2009 - 16 May 2011
Mayor of Chennai 25 October 1996 - 6 September 2002
Member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly 16 May 2011 - 21 May 2016

MK STALIN NEWS

‘Wait for the voice from the South’: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin to start new podcast series to ‘expose’ BJP

August 31, 2023 12:02 pm

Asserting that the BJP regime is going to end in 2024, Stalin said he will speak on how the saffron party’s rule has destroyed India over the years.

In latest tussle with DMK govt, TN Governor Ravi sides with universities, teachers on academic autonomy

August 24, 2023 11:37 am

The Governor has written to the V-Cs of all state universities, teachers’ associations, and the higher education department about his opposition to a common syllabus for Arts and Science courses.

TN CM urges AIADMK, BJP legislators to launch govt breakfast scheme in their constituencies

August 22, 2023 7:30 pm

MLAs and MPs belonging to his party the DMK, main opposition AIADMK, his party's allies the Congress, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi and the CPI and CPI(M) were invited besides the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and the BJP, in opposition ranks.

DMK won't stop until NEET exemption is secured, says Stalin; party stages hunger strike seeking its abolition

August 20, 2023 2:37 pm

The CM's remarks at a wedding coincided with his party's agitation seeking to do away with the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET).

‘Narikuravar’ woman who voiced against discrimination in Tamil Nadu arrested for murder bid

August 17, 2023 2:45 pm

The woman who sells trinkets on the streets of Mamallapuram reportedly took a knife and assaulted her fellow vendor. CM Stalin in 2021 visited the woman's house and had food alongside her family after her video about being discriminated against went viral.

Amid NEET debate, TN CM Stalin calls for moving education to State List

August 15, 2023 8:00 pm

Stalin’s speech focused on education, employment, and welfare initiatives, and it also reiterated the DMK government’s promise to work towards the upliftment and empowerment of the people of Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu CM appeals to NEET aspirants to not harbour suicidal tendencies

August 15, 2023 9:19 am

Stalin claimed that in a few months, when the political change takes place, then the NEET barriers will come crashing down.

TN village girl to go to Taiwan to study engg, govt to bear expenditure

August 09, 2023 5:31 pm

In the 2022-23 Budget, the state government had announced that it would bear the educational expenditure of government school students to pursue undergraduate education in reputed educational institutions including the IITs, the Indian Institute of Science, and the AIIMS

Christophe Jaffrelot, Kalaiyarasan A write: Why delimitation could deepen India's North-South faultline

August 03, 2023 5:03 pm

Conversations should begin on ways to ensure that doesn't happen

Stalin condoles deaths in Maharashtra accident, orders solatium to TN men

August 02, 2023 6:20 pm

Of the 20 people who were killed in the accident in the western state, two men, Santosh (36) and Kannan (23) belonged to Krishnagiri and Nagappattinam districts, an official release here said.

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