The son of the former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Stalin has been the president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party since 28 August 2018. He served as the 45th Mayor of Chennai from 1996 to 2002 and the 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2009 to 2011.

Jan 23, 2025 · 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.

Stalin is the Working President of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a state political party in Tamil Nadu state and Puducherry Union Territory since 2017. M. K. Stalin was born as Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin on 1 March 1953 in Chennai (then Madras), Tamil Nadu, India from the second wife Dayalu Ammal of M. Karunanidhi.

1 day ago · Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin called upon the DMK cadre, workers and functionaries to stand by the people who were giving them the hope of the party’s victory in the 2026 Assembly elections ...

Mar 1, 2024 · He was named after Joseph Stalin (a Soviet revolutionary), who died four days later of M. K. Stalin’s birth. Stalin got linked to the politics at a very young age. He was just 14 when he first campaigned for DMK in the 1967 Polls.

Mar 21, 2024 · M.K. Stalin’s political journey began in his youth within the DMK party. He held various roles, eventually becoming the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. In 2017, he assumed the position of DMK President and later became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 2021.

Mar 20, 2024 · Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin widely known as M K Stalin is the 8th and current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He also serves as the President of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political...

2 days ago · Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) said only the DMK was persisting in its fight to ensure social justice at an all-India level, and that its journey towards ...

Sixty-eight-year-old Stalin, who has waited in the wings for decades, is contesting as the chief ministerial candidate for the first time on April 6. This election is a test of Stalin’s...

Oct 18, 2024 · T amil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin wants to break a 50-year jinx of his party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), of not winning two terms in a row. For the DMK chief, winning the polls—which are barely 18 months away—is crucial.