M K Stalin
| M. K. Stalin | |
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| மு. க. ஸ்டாலின் | |
Stalin in 2009
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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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| 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 | Duraimurugan |
| 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, India |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse(s) | Durga Stalin |
| Children |
Udhayanidhi Stalin Senthamarai |
| Parents | M. Karunanidhi, Dayalu Ammal |
| Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Atheism |
| Website | http://mkstalin.in/ |
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, (Tamil: மு.க. ஸ்டாலின் 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.
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