M.K. Stalin (Indian Politician) Age, Biography, Family

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Full Name	Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin
Known As	Thalapathy Stalin
Description	Indian politician and leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party in Tamil Nadu. Served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2021 to 2026.

Degree	Bachelor of Arts
Honorary Doctorate	Yes

Spouse	Durga Stalin (also known as Shanta)
Children	Karunanidhi Senthamarai

Political Party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
Party Position	National President
Political Ideology	Dravidian movement, social justice, welfare of Tamil people

Political Timeline	Year: 1967 Event: Started political career at age 14, campaigned for DMK Year: 1984 Event: Contested assembly election from Thousand Lights constituency, lost Year: 1989-1991 Event: Member of Tamil Nadu legislature Year: 1996-2002 Event: Mayor of Chennai (45th Mayor) Year: 2009-2011 Event: First Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Year: 2017 Event: Elected Working President of DMK Year: 2018 Event: Elected President of DMK after death of M. Karunanidhi Year: 2021 Event: Elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Year: 1973 Event: Chosen to serve on the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (DMK) General Committee Year: 1976 Event: Imprisoned under MISA during the Emergency for opposing it Year: 1989-1991 Event: Member of Tamil Nadu legislature from Thousand Lights constituency Year: 2021 Event: Elected MLA from Kolathur Assembly constituency and became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Notable Achievements	Dubbed 'Father of the City' for development projects as Mayor Completed flyovers, bridges, school renovations Implemented Hogenakkal Jai Yojana and Singara Chennai initiatives Ranked 24th on India's Most Powerful Personalities list by The Indian Express in 2022 Led DMK alliance to win 38 of 39 seats in 2019 Lok Sabha elections Led DMK alliance to clean sweep all 39 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha elections

Political Timeline

Year: 1967 Event: Started political career at age 14, campaigned for DMK
Year: 1984 Event: Contested assembly election from Thousand Lights constituency, lost
Year: 1989-1991 Event: Member of Tamil Nadu legislature
Year: 1996-2002 Event: Mayor of Chennai (45th Mayor)
Year: 2009-2011 Event: First Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Year: 2017 Event: Elected Working President of DMK
Year: 2018 Event: Elected President of DMK after death of M. Karunanidhi
Year: 2021 Event: Elected Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Year: 1973 Event: Chosen to serve on the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (DMK) General Committee
Year: 1976 Event: Imprisoned under MISA during the Emergency for opposing it
Year: 1989-1991 Event: Member of Tamil Nadu legislature from Thousand Lights constituency
Year: 2021 Event: Elected MLA from Kolathur Assembly constituency and became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

Notable Achievements

Dubbed 'Father of the City' for development projects as Mayor
Completed flyovers, bridges, school renovations
Implemented Hogenakkal Jai Yojana and Singara Chennai initiatives
Ranked 24th on India's Most Powerful Personalities list by The Indian Express in 2022
Led DMK alliance to win 38 of 39 seats in 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Led DMK alliance to clean sweep all 39 seats in 2024 Lok Sabha elections

1. Imprisoned during the 1976 Emergency along with his father M. Karunanidhi
2. Released on 23/01/1977
3. His imprisonment profoundly influenced his advocacy for civil liberties and human rights
4. Before imprisonment, was primarily known as Karunanidhi's son
5. His autobiography 'Ungalil Oruvan' covers his first 23 years (1953-1976) and has been translated to English as 'One Among You'
6. Named after Soviet leader Joseph Stalin by his father