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M K Stalin: Many footprints of a chief minister - with a difference

On the economy, Stalin has lined up his vision of making Tamil Nadu a "one-trillion economy" by 2030

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M K Stalin

4 min read Last Updated : Aug 23 2021 | 6:04 AM IST

On August 15, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin made history by appointing 24 non-Brahmin “archakars”, or priests, in temples, fulfilling a dream of the Dravidian movement’s founder, E V R Periyar, who broached the idea in 1937.

Though the opening of the temple door for non-Brahmins was a step Stalin’s father, M Karunanidhi, had attempted twice, first in the 1970s and then in 2006, it was stuck in legal tangles.

A lot has been talked about the way the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo has managed the pandemic in the state by containing infections, attracted investments of Rs

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