M. K. Stalin

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (born 1 March 1953) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu and Leader of opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 25 May 2016. He is the son of the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi.

In this Indian name, the name Muthuvel Karunanidhi is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Stalin.

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin
M. K. Stalin in May 2016
President of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 August 2018
Preceded by	M. Karunanidhi
Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 May 2016
Deputy	Durai Murugan
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa, O. Panneerselvam, Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded by	Vijayakant
1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
In office 29 May 2009 – 15 May 2011
Governor	Surjit Singh Barnala
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	O. Panneerselvam
Constituency	Thousand Lights
Minister for Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (Tamil Nadu)
In office 13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi
Preceded by	Veerapandy S. Arumugam
Succeeded by	P. Mohan
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 May 2011
Chief Minister	J. Jayalalithaa, O. Panneerselvam, Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded by	constituency established
Constituency	Kolathur
In office 13 May 1996 – 15 May 2011
Chief Minister	M. Karunanidhi, J. Jayalalithaa O. Paneerselvam
Preceded by	K. A. Krishnaswamy
Succeeded by	B. Valarmathi
Constituency	Thousand Lights
37th Mayor of Chennai
In office 25 October 1996 – 6 September 2002
Preceded by	R. Arumugam
Succeeded by	M. Subramaniam
Personal details
Born	Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (1953-03-01) 1 March 1953 Madras, Madras State, India (present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)	Durga Stalin ( m. 1976)
Relations	M. K. Muthu (Half brother) M. K. Alagiri (Elder Brother) M. K. Selvi (Elder Sister) M. K. Tamilarasu (Younger Brother) Kanimozhi (Step sister)
Children	Udhayanidhi Stalin Senthamarai
Parents	Father: Karunanidhi Mother: Dayalu Ammal
Relatives	Karunanidhi family
Residence	25/9, Chittaranjan Road, Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Education	Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Presidency College, Chennai
Occupation	politician
Signature
Website	http://mkstalin.in/
Nickname(s)	Thalapathy, Kalaignar Magan

President of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party. He was the 37th Mayor of Chennai from 1996 to 2002 and 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2009 to 2011.[1][2]

M.K. Stalin was placed 30th position in the India's Most powerful personalities in 2019 by Indian Express.[3]

Early life and family

Stalin is the third son of 2nd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and DMK Chief M. Karunanidhi, and was born to his wife, Dayalu Ammal. Stalin was born in Madras, now Chennai, on 1 March 1953. Karunanidhi was addressing a condolence meeting for Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, who died only four days after his child was born, and thus decided to name his son after Stalin.[4][5]

Stalin is married to Durga (alias Shantha) on August 25th 1975 and has two children. His son is Udhayanidhi Stalin

He studied in the Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School[6] Stalin completed a pre-university Course at Vivekananda College, and has a degree in history from Presidency College, Chennai in University of Madras. M. K. Stalin was conferred Honorary Doctorates by the Anna University on August 1, 2009.[7][8][9][10]

Timeline

• In 1976, Stalin was elected as a member of the General Council of the DMK from Gobalapuram Block.[11]
• In 1980, Stalin forms the DMK youth wing.
• In 1982, Stalin becomes the youth wing's secretary (a post he held for more than four decades).
• In 2003, Stalin was appointed as the Deputy General Secretary.
• In 2008, Stalin was appointed as the DMK's treasurer.
• In 4 January 2017, Stalin was designated as the Working President of the DMK on 4 January.
• On 28 August 2018, he was elected unanimously as the DMK President following Karunanidhi’s death. [12]

Politics

His political career began when, as a 14 year old, he campaigned in the 1967 elections.[13] In 1973, Stalin was elected to the General committee of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

He came to limelight when he was jailed under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) for protesting against the Emergency.[14] He wrote his final year BA exams while in prison.[15] Stalin formed the DMK youth wing. In 1982 Stalin became the youth wing secretary of DMK, a post he held for more than four decades.[16]

Stalin contested the Assembly polls unsuccessfully from Thousand Lights constituency in Chennai. In 1989 Stalin contested Assembly polls from Thousand Lights Constituency again, but won this time. But the DMK government got dismissed in 1990 before completing its full five-year term. He contested for the third time from the same Assembly constituency, but lost to the AIADMK under Jayalalithaa. Again in 1996 Stalin won the election as an MLA from the Thousand Lights constituency.

In 2011 Stalin changed his constituency for the first time in his political career, moving from Thousand Lights to Kolathur constituency on the outskirts of Chennai city. But he just scraped through.[17]

Mayor of Chennai

Stalin became the city's first directly elected mayor in 1996.[18] He privatised conservancy operations in the city and constructed nine flyovers and coined a pet project called Singara Chennai (Beautiful Chennai) and made it a success.[19] Stalin was reelected mayor in 2001,[20] However, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa enacted the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2002, a law that prevents a person from holding two elected posts in the government. This law was applied retroactively to Stalin's case (he was elected Thousand Lights MLA) in a move widely seen as aimed at removing him as Chennai's mayor.[21] However, the Madras High Court struck down the law stating that legislative bodies were not "prevented" from making laws affecting the "substantive rights" of persons retrospectively. However, the court held under Madras (now Chennai) City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, a person cannot be mayor for two consecutive terms though unlike Stalin earlier mayors were not directly elected. Stalin did not appeal in the Supreme Court.[22]

Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu / Rural Development Minister

Stalin became the Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration in the Government of Tamil Nadu after the 2006 Assembly elections. On 29 May 2009, Stalin was nominated as Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala.[23]

On 3 January 2013, Karunanidhi named Stalin as his heir apparent, thus ending a long time confusion about who would take over the party reins after Karunanidhi's death.[24]

Leader of opposition

In 2016 Assembly election Stalin goes on a statewide tour and undergoes a sartorial makeover, shunning the usual DMK dhoti and white shirt. He sports a trouser and a tee to inspire the youth and calls his rally Namakku Naamey. 2016 Election Stalin wins again from Kolathur constituency and is appointed as the opposition leader.[25][26]

2019 General election - Secular Progressive Alliance

M.K. Stalin formed the Secular Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu under United Progressive Alliance in center level and led the alliance in 2019 general election.[27][28]

MK Stalin and his alliance in Tamil Nadu won 39 out of 40 Parliament seats and 12 out of 21 in Assembly by election with 52% vote share.its his first victory after he take charge as DMK President.[29][30]

Elections contested

Elections	Constituency	Party	Result	Vote percentage	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party	Opposition vote percentage
1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly election	Thousand Lights	DMK	Lost	47.94	K.A. Krishnaswamy	AIADMK	50.44[31]
1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly election	Thousand Lights	DMK	Won	50.59	Thambidurai SSR	ADK JL	30.05[32]
1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly election	Thousand Lights	DMK	Lost	39.19	K.A. Krishnaswamy	AIADMK	56.5[33]
1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly election	Thousand Lights	DMK	Won	69.72	Zeenath Sheriffdeen	AIADMK	22.95[34]
2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly election	Thousand Lights	DMK	Won	51.41	S. Sekar	TMC	43.78[35]
2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly election	Thousand Lights	DMK	Won	46.0	Adi Rajaram	AIADMK	43.72[36]
2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly election	Kolathur	DMK	Won	47.7	Saidai Sa. Duraisamy	AIADMK	45.78[37]
2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly election	Kolathur	DMK	Won	54.3	J.C.D.Prabhakar	AIADMK	31.8[38][39]

Filmography

Actor

• Ore Raththam (1988)
• Makkal Aanayittal (1988)
• Kurinji Malar- TV Series DD1
• Suriya — TV Series

Producer

• Nambikkai Natchathram (1978)

References

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6. "Star-studded 175th b'day for MCC school". The Times of India. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
7. http://www.bharatstudent.com. "M K Stalin, A. R. Rahman & Mylswamy Annadurai|A.R.RAHMAN Awarded Doctorate by Anna University Photo Gallery, A.R.RAHMAN Awarded Doctorate by Anna University Stills, A.R.RAHMAN Awarded Doctorate by Anna University Gallery, A.R.RAHMAN Awarded Doctorate by Anna University Photos". Bharatstudent. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
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29. May 24, D. Govardan | TNN |; 2019; Ist, 6:31. "M K Stalin wins big but gains little in Tamil Nadu | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 December 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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31. "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 1984" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1984. p. 25. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
32. "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 1989" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1989. p. 254. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
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39. "Green cover". The Times of India. Chennai. 19 May 2016. p. 2.

Party political offices
Preceded by M. Karunanidhi	Leader of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 28 August 2018 – Present	Incumbent

External links

• Tamil Nadu Assembly Profile