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M K Stalin
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
M K Stalin
M K Stalin is a politician from Tamil Nadu and the president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He is the son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.Stalin's entry into politics came as a 14-year-old when he campaigned for the state Assembly elections in 1967. Six years later, in 1973, he was elected to the General committee of the DMK. He had been jailed under an internal security law during the Emergency years. Stalin became Chennai's first directly elected Mayor in 1996 and has been elected four times from the Thousand Lights Assembly constituency since 1989. He has fought and won the last two Assembly elections from the Kolathur constituency.
Stalin was named Karunanidhi's successor in 2013. So, he took over the reins of the party when the DMK patriarch died in 2018.
Stalin has handled his flock with both directness and diplomacy. In a letter to workers soon after his father’s death, he made it clear that he was in charge now, not his brother M K Alagiri. This is Stalin’s first Lok Sabha election as party supremo and the DMK will naturally put everything it has into it. Stalin now has undisputed control over his party, with the added advantage that because he has micromanaged so many successive elections, he knows the organisation inside out.
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin to visit Delhi to condole demise of PM Modi's mother
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will visit the national capital on Friday to offer condolences to Prime Minister Narendra ...| December 30, 2022, Friday -
DMK chief Stalin believes Congress is still relevant at national level
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin on Wednesday said he does not believe that ally Congress has lost its ...| December 28, 2022, Wednesday -
Ensure enough opportunities for Tamils in govt offices, PSUs: TN CM Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has once again taken up with the Centre, his earlier demand for priority in appointment of ...| December 27, 2022, Tuesday -
Distortion of history a danger engulfing the country, says M K Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday termed as a "danger", distortion of history and warned against falling for ...| December 27, 2022, Tuesday -
Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra speeches are creating tremors: Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday hailed senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' and ...| December 26, 2022, Monday -
DMK has devolved more funds, powers to local bodies, says CM M K Stalin
The DMK government has devolved more funds and powers to the local bodies, demonstrating that decentralisation held the key to ...| December 15, 2022, Thursday