M.K. Stalin Chief minister of Tamil Nadu M.K Stalin holding up a manifesto of the DMK political party in the lead up to Indian national elections, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, March 20, 2024. (more) M.K. Stalin Indian politician Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/M-K-Stalin Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/biography/M-K-Stalin Also known as: Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin Written by Nick Tabor Nick Tabor is a freelance journalist and the author of Africatown: America's Last Slave Ship and the Community It Created. Nick Tabor Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Oct 14, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Quick Facts Full name: Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (Show more) Born: March 1, 1953, Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India (Show more) Ask the Chatbot a Question Ask the Chatbot a Question M.K. Stalin (born March 1, 1953, Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, India) is an Indian politician and leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Dravidian Progressive Federation; DMK) party in the southeastern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He has served as a member of the Tamil Nadu legislature (1989–91, 1996– ), mayor of Tamil Nadu’s capital Chennai (1996–2002), and chief minister of Tamil Nadu (2021– ). His father, Muthuvel Karunanidhi, was a founding member of the DMK who served five nonconsecutive terms as Tamil Nadu’s chief minister between 1969 and 2011. M.K. Stalin is the second son of Karunanidhi’s second wife, Dayalu ...(100 of 994 words)

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