M K Stalin becomes DMK president unopposed

M K Stalin succeeded his father, M Karunanidhi, as president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday. (Express photo)

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M K Stalin with Durai Murugan at the DMK’s General Council meeting in Chennai on Tuesday. (Express photo)

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Stalin's elevation, which was announced at the party’s General Council meeting at its headquarters Kalaignar Arangam in Chennai, was uncontested. (Express photo)

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Stalin is the third to head the party, after founder C N Annadurai and Karunanidhi. DMK principal secretary Durai Murugan, meanwhile, took over as treasurer of the party. (Express photo)

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Stalin has been associated with the DMK for over five decades. He campaigned for the party ahead of the 1967 Assembly elections when he was just 14 years old. (Express photo)

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During the General Council meeting, which was attended by around 4,000 members, the party passed a resolution to urge the Centre to confer the Bharat Ratna on the late Karunanidhi. (Express photo)

After years of being second in command, Stalin’s elevation comes at a time when Tamil Nadu is witnessing a political churn following the death of AIADMK’s J Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi. (Express photo)

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DMK workers celebrate after M K Stalin is elected party's president. (Express photo)

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