M. K. Stalin

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (born 1 March 1953) is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu and the opposition leader in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly since 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, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Stalin.
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin
Stalin in 2010
President of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Assumed office
28 August 2018
Preceded byM. Karunanidhi
Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
25 May 2016
DeputyDurai Murugan
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa,
O. Panneerselvam,
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded byVijayakant
1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
In office
29 May 2009 – 15 May 2011
GovernorSurjit Singh Barnala
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byO. Panneerselvam
ConstituencyThousand Lights
Minister for Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (Tamil Nadu)
In office
13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi
Preceded byVeerapandy S. Arumugam
Succeeded byP. Mohan
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
23 May 2011
Chief MinisterJ. Jayalalithaa,
O. Panneerselvam,
Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Preceded byconstituency established
ConstituencyKolathur
In office
13 May 1996 – 15 May 2011
Chief MinisterM. Karunanidhi,
J. Jayalalithaa
O. Paneerselvam
Preceded byK. A. Krishnaswamy
Succeeded byB. Valarmathi
ConstituencyThousand Lights
37th Mayor of Chennai
In office
25 October 1996 – 6 September 2002
Preceded byR. Arumugam
Succeeded byM. Subramaniam
Personal details
Born
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin

(1953-03-01) 1 March 1953
Madras, Madras State, India
(present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)
Durga Stalin
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(m. 1976)​
RelationsM. K. Muthu (Half brother)
M. K. Alagiri (Elder Brother)
M. K. Selvi (Elder Sister)
M. K. Tamilarasu (Younger Brother)
Kanimozhi (Step sister)
ChildrenUdhayanidhi Stalin
Senthamarai
ParentsFather: Karunanidhi
Mother: Dayalu Ammal
RelativesKarunanidhi family
Residence25/9, Chittaranjan Road, Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materPresidency College, Chennai
Occupation
  • politician
Signature
Websitemkstalin.in
Nickname(s)Thalapathy

He's also the 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 on the list of India's Most powerful Personalities in 2019 by the 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 studied at the Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School.[6] He completed a pre-university course at Vivekananda College, and holds a history degree from Presidency College, Chennai of University of Madras. M. K. Stalin was conferred Honorary Doctorates by Anna University on August 1, 2009.[7][8][9][10]

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

Politics

His political career began when, as a 14 year old, he campaigned in the 1967 elections.[11] In 1973, Stalin was elected to the General committee of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

He came to limelight when he was jailed under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) for protesting against the Indian Emergency in 1975.[12] He wrote his final year BA exams while in prison.[13] 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.[14]

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, if barely.[15]

Mayor of Chennai

Stalin became the city's first directly elected mayor in 1996.[16] He privatised conservancy operations in the city and constructed nine flyovers and coined a pet project called Singara Chennai (Beautiful Chennai).[17] Stalin was reelected mayor in 2001.[18] However, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa enacted the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act, in 2002, which 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.[19] 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 that 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.[20]

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.[21]

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.[22]

Opposition leader

During the 2016 Assembly election, Stalin went on a statewide tour and underwent a sartorial makeover, shunning the usual DMK dhoti and white shirt. He sported trousers and a t-shirt to inspire the youth. Stalin won the Kolathur constituency and was appointed as the opposition leader.[23][24]

2019 General election - Secular Progressive Alliance

M.K. Stalin formed the Secular Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu under United Progressive Alliance and led the alliance in 2019 general election.[25][26]

MK Stalin and his alliance in Tamil Nadu won 39 out of 40 Parliament seats, and 12 out of 21 in the Assembly by-election, with 52% of the vote. Its his first victory since taking charge as DMK President.[27][28]

Elections contested
Elections Constituency Party Result Vote percentage Opposition Candidate Opposition Party Opposition vote percentage
1984 Tamil Nadu state assembly electionThousand LightsDMKLost47.94K.A. KrishnaswamyAIADMK50.44[29]
1989 Tamil Nadu state assembly electionThousand LightsDMKWon50.59Thambidurai SSRADK JL30.05[30]
1991 Tamil Nadu state assembly electionThousand LightsDMKLost39.19K.A. KrishnaswamyAIADMK56.5[31]
1996 Tamil Nadu state assembly electionThousand LightsDMKWon69.72Zeenath SheriffdeenAIADMK22.95[32]
2001 Tamil Nadu state assembly electionThousand LightsDMKWon51.41S. SekarTMC43.78[33]
2006 Tamil Nadu state assembly electionThousand LightsDMKWon46.0Adi RajaramAIADMK43.72[34]
2011 Tamil Nadu state assembly electionKolathurDMKWon47.7Saidai Sa. DuraisamyAIADMK45.78[35]
2016 Tamil Nadu state assembly electionKolathurDMKWon54.3J.C.D.PrabhakarAIADMK31.8[36][37]

Filmography

Actor

Producer

  • Nambikkai Natchathram (1978)

References
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  2. Stalin appointed Tamil Nadu Deputy CM
  3. "IE100: The list of most powerful Indians in 2019". The Indian Express. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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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.
  8. "Rahman, Stalin get honorary doctorates". Hindustan Times. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  9. "Stalin, Rahman, Annadurai conferred honorary doctorates | Asian Tribune". www.asiantribune.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  10. "A R Rahman to be awarded honorary doctorate". News18. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  11. "Waiting in the wings". B. Kolappan. The Hindu. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  12. Daily Excelsior... Editorial Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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  20. The Telegraph - Calcutta: Nation
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  30. "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 1989" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1989. p. 254. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  31. "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 1991" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1991. p. 27. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  32. "Statistical report on Tamil Nadu Assembly election 1996" (PDF). Election Commission of India. 1996. p. 261. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
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  37. "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
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