M Karunanidhi
| M. Karunanidhi | |
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| 3rd, 4th, 10th, 12th, 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu | |
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In office 13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Succeeded by | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Constituency | Chepauk |
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In office 13 May 1996 – 13 May 2001 |
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| Preceded by | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Succeeded by | O. Panneerselvam |
| Constituency | Chepauk |
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In office 27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Janaki Ramachandran |
| Succeeded by | J. Jayalalithaa |
| Constituency | Harbour |
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In office 15 March 1971 – 31 January 1976 |
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| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Constituency | Saidapet |
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In office 10 February 1969 – 4 January 1971 |
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| Preceded by | V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (acting) |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Constituency | Saidapet |
| Personal details | |
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Daksinamoorthy 3 June 1923 Thirukuvalai, Tanjore district, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse(s) | Padmavathi (deceased) Dayalu Rajathi |
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M. K. Muthu M. K. Alagiri M. K. Stalin M. K. Tamilarasu M. K. Selvi M. K. Kanimozhi |
| Residence | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Website | Official website |
Muthuvelu Karunanidhi (born as Daksinamoorthy) on 3 June 1923) is an Indian politician who has served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on five separate occasions. He is the head of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N. Annadurai, in 1969. In the 2004 Lok Sabha Elections, he led the DMK-led DPA (UPA and Left Parties) in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to win all 40 Lok Sabha seats. In the following 2009 Lok Sabha Elections, he was able to increase the number of seats for the DMK from 16 to 18 seats, and led the UPA in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, to win 28 seats, even with a significantly smaller coalition. He is also a playwright and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He is popularly called Kalaignar. Since 1975, Karunanidhi has published six volumes of his autobiography, Nenjukku Neethi.
M.Karunanidhi was born as Dakshinamoorthy in Thirukuvalai, Nagapattinam district on 3 June 1923 to Muthuvel and Anjugam. He is a Telugu by birth. He married two times; his wives are the late Padmavathy, Dayalu and had a publicly known extramarital affair with Rajathi. Since it it illegal to marry twice according to The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Karunanidhi never accepted Rajathi as his wife, he refers her as Thunaivi(Companion) and later as mother of my daughter. Karunanidhi's first wife Padmavathy was a sister of Chidambaram S. Jeyaraman, notable Tamil musician, music director and playback singer. She died young. Karunanidhi's sons are M. K. Muthu, M. K. Alagiri, M. K. Stalin, and M. K. Tamilarasu. His daughters are Selvi and Kanimozhi. Kanimozhi is a Rajya Sabha MP. M. K. Muthu, his eldest son was born to Padmavathy, who died at a young age. Alagiri, Stalin, Selvi and Tamilarasu were born to Dayalu, while Kanimozhi is the only daughter from his affair, Rajathi. . He is an atheist.
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