M.K. Stalin
| M. K. Stalin | |
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| 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu | |
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In office 29 May 2009 – 15 May 2011 |
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| Governor | Surjit Singh Barnala |
| Chief Minister | M. Karunanidhi |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
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Assumed office 25 May 2016 |
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| Deputy | Durai Murugan |
| Preceded by | Vijayakanth |
| Working President of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
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Assumed office 4 January 2017 |
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| Mayor of Chennai | |
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In office October 1996 – October 2002 |
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| Personal details | |
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Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin 1 March 1953 Madras, Madras State, (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu), India |
| Political party |
 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
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| Spouse(s) | Durga Stalin |
| Relations | See Karunanidhi family |
| Children |
Udhayanidhi Stalin Senthamarai |
| Parents | M. Karunanidhi, Dayalu Ammal |
| Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Actor, Politician |
| Religion | Atheism |
| Website | http://mkstalin.in/ |
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (Mu.Ka. Sṭāliṉ; born 1 March 1953) better known as M. K. Stalin, is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu and Working President of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party. He was Mayor of Chennai from 1996 to 2002 and Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2009 to 2011.
Stalin is the third son of famous Tamil Nadu politician Karunanidhi, and was born to his second wife, Dayalu Ammal. Stalin completed his graduation in history from The New College, Chennai in University of Madras. Stalin became the Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration in the Government of Tamil Nadu after the 2006 Assembly elections. On 29 May 2009, Stalin was nominated as Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala.
On 3 January 2013, Karunanidhi named Stalin as his heir apparent, thus ending a long time confusion about who would take over the party reins after Karunanidhi's death. Stalin was designated as the Working President of the DMK on 4 January 2017.
M. K. Stalin was born in Madras, now Chennai, on 1 March 1953. He was named after Joseph Stalin, who died later that week. His political career began when, as a 14 year old, he campaigned in the 1967 elections. In 1973, Stalin was elected to the General committee of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
He came to limelight when he was jailed under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) for protesting against the Emergency. Stalin has been elected four times to the Tamil Nadu Assembly since 1989 from the Thousand Lights constituency in Chennai. Stalin became the city's first directly elected Mayor in 1996.
Stalin was reelected Mayor in 2001, however, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa enacted the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2002, a law that prevents a person from holding two elected posts in the government. This law was applied retrospectively to Stalin's case (he was elected MLA) in a move widely seen as aimed at removing as Chennai's Mayor. However the Madras High Court struck down the law stating that legislative bodies were not "prevented" from making laws affecting the "substantive rights" of persons retrospectively. However, the court held under Madras (now Chennai) City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, a person cannot be Mayor for two consecutive terms though unlike Stalin earlier mayors were not directly elected. Stalin did not appeal in the Supreme Court.
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