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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

M K Stalin, the friendly neighbourhood Chief Minister

January 27, 2023 6:05 pm

The R-Day good cheer with Governor Ravi, so close after the Assembly showdown, is another brick in the building of Stalin's image as the genial CM who believes in reconciliation rather than retaliation

Chennai News Highlights: EPS faction of AIADMK to announce candidate for Erode (east) bypoll soon

January 28, 2023 10:13 pm

Chennai News Highlights: TTV Dhinakaran claimed that leadership tussle in the AIADMK would cost that party dearly in the ensuing by-elections, as neither of the two factions would succeed in securing the ‘Two Leaves’ symbol from the election commission to contest the poll.

Our struggle against Hindi imposition will continue, says Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin

January 28, 2023 7:36 am

Addressing a Language Martyrs Day public meeting here on Wednesday, held in honour of those who had died as part of the anti-Hindi agitation in the State in the past, Stalin said the ruling BJP at the Centre has made it a practice to "impose Hindi."

Tamil Nadu to open 708 urban clinics like Delhi’s mohalla clinics in February

January 18, 2023 8:43 pm

Health Minister Ma Subramanian says this is in line with an announcement that Chief Minister Stalin had made after visiting the AAP government’s clinics in the national capital.

DMK leader suspended over abusive speech against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi

January 15, 2023 8:52 am

In a video that has since gone viral on social media, Krishnamoorthy was seen using Tamil cuss words on the Governor while addressing a gathering on Friday.

On the day 'Madras State' was renamed Tamil Nadu, a look-back at the name change struggle

August 21, 2023 4:13 pm

It was on January 14, 1969 that the Madras State was officially renamed Tamil Nadu. Here is how the name change came about.

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin says he does not like to politicise face-off with Governor RN Ravi

January 14, 2023 7:39 am

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin spoke in detail on the government's performance, and his work. He said, last year alone, he has travelled over 9,000 km in Tamil Nadu and have met and interacted with the people and presided over official events and have given away welfare assistance to over 1.03 crore beneficiaries.

Stalin writes to President: Get Governor to follow Constitution

January 14, 2023 7:40 am

The letter written by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin was handed over to the President Droupadi Murmu by a delegation led by Law Minister S Regupathy in New Delhi Thursday.

If Stalin had gestured with eyes, would governor have gone home, asks DMK’s R S Bharathi

January 12, 2023 8:55 pm

The DMK leader also says that had J Jayalalithaa been alive, Governor R N Ravi would’ve got beaten up for leaving out parts of his customary address to the Assembly and adding his own words to it.

Tamil Nadu Assembly unanimously passes resolution urging Centre to implement Sethusamudram project

January 12, 2023 3:47 pm

The project, which aims to create a shipping route between India and Sri Lanka, had been the focal point of political and religious tensions for decades. CM Stalin who moved the resolution said the project was originally conceived by Command Taylor in 1860 at a cost of Rs 50 lakh.

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