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Minister of Tamil Nadu</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Opposition_leader" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Opposition_leader"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Opposition leader</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Opposition_leader-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Secular_Progressive_Alliance_(2019_general_election_–_present)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Secular_Progressive_Alliance_(2019_general_election_–_present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5</span> <span>Secular Progressive Alliance (2019 general election – present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Secular_Progressive_Alliance_(2019_general_election_–_present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li 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id="toc-Ungal_Thoguthiyil_Mudhalamaichar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tamil_Nadu's_first_agriculture_budget" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tamil_Nadu's_first_agriculture_budget"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Tamil Nadu's first agriculture budget</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tamil_Nadu's_first_agriculture_budget-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Illam_Thedi_Kalvi" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Illam_Thedi_Kalvi"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Illam Thedi Kalvi</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Illam_Thedi_Kalvi-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Innuyir_Kappom_-_Nammai_Kakkum_48" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Innuyir_Kappom_-_Nammai_Kakkum_48"> <div 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href="#Naan_Mudhalvan"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>Naan Mudhalvan</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Naan_Mudhalvan-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Green_Tamil_Nadu_Mission" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Green_Tamil_Nadu_Mission"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Green Tamil Nadu Mission</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Green_Tamil_Nadu_Mission-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pudhumai_Penn" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pudhumai_Penn"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>Pudhumai Penn</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pudhumai_Penn-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chief_Minister's_Breakfast_Scheme" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chief_Minister's_Breakfast_Scheme"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chief_Minister's_Breakfast_Scheme-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Governing_Council_on_Climate_Change" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Governing_Council_on_Climate_Change"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>Governing Council on Climate Change</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Governing_Council_on_Climate_Change-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Egalitarianism_and_social_justice_in_Tamil_Nadu" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Egalitarianism_and_social_justice_in_Tamil_Nadu"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.6</span> <span>Egalitarianism and social justice in Tamil Nadu</span> </div> </a> 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K. Stalin – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="M. K. Stalin" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="M. K. Stalin" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="M. K. Stalin" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="M. K. Stalin" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A5%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="एम॰ के॰ स्टालिन – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="एम॰ के॰ स्टालिन" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="M. K. Stalin" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="M. K. Stalin" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E._%D7%A7._%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9F" title="מ. ק. סטלין – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מ. ק. סטלין" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mai mw-list-item"><a href="https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%B0_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A5%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="एम॰ के॰ स्टालिन – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="एम॰ के॰ स्टालिन" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%82.%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%86._%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BB" title="എം.കെ. സ്റ്റാലിൻ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="എം.കെ. സ്റ്റാലിൻ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AE.%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87._%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%85%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8" title="एम.के. स्टॅलिन – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="एम.के. स्टॅलिन" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%85._%D9%83%D9%89._%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86" title="ام. كى. ستالين – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ام. كى. ستالين" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%E3%83%BBK%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3" title="M・K・スターリン – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="M・K・スターリン" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%85_%DA%A9%DB%92_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86" title="ایم کے اسٹالن – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ایم کے اسٹالن" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.K._Stalin" title="M.K. Stalin – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="M.K. Stalin" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%82%D1%85%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%85%D0%B8_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD" title="Мутхувел Карунанидхи Сталин – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Мутхувел Карунанидхи Сталин" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="M. K. Stalin" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._K._Stalin" title="M. K. Stalin – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="M. K. 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K. Stalin</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Hon_CM_Photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Hon_CM_Photo.jpg/220px-Hon_CM_Photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Hon_CM_Photo.jpg/330px-Hon_CM_Photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Hon_CM_Photo.jpg/440px-Hon_CM_Photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3400" data-file-height="4250" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;">Official portrait, 2021</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">8th <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu">Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />7 May 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Banwarilal_Purohit" title="Banwarilal Purohit">Banwarilal Purohit</a> (2021)<br /><a href="/wiki/R._N._Ravi" title="R. N. Ravi">R. N. Ravi</a><br />(2021–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Deputy Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Udhayanidhi_Stalin" title="Udhayanidhi Stalin">Udhayanidhi Stalin</a><br />(2024–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edappadi_K._Palaniswami" title="Edappadi K. Palaniswami">Edappadi K. Palaniswami</a> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="; ; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="line-height:normal; padding:0.2em; ;"><div style="text-align: center; padding: 0 0.4em; margin: 0 3.3em">Additional ministries</div></th> </tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />7 May 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin_ministry" title="M. K. Stalin ministry">Ministry and Departments</a></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Public</li> <li>Home</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Police" title="Tamil Nadu Police">Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">Indian Administrative Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Police_Service" title="Indian Police Service">Indian Police Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Forest_Service" title="Indian Forest Service">Indian Forest Service</a></li> <li>District Revenue Officers</li> <li>General Administration</li> <li>Special Initiatives</li> <li>Special Programme Implementation</li> <li>Welfare Of Differently-abled Persons</li> <li>Other Departments not allocated to any Minister</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edappadi_K._Palaniswami" title="Edappadi K. Palaniswami">Edappadi K. Palaniswami</a> CM </td></tr></tbody></table></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">2nd <a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">President</a> of <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />28 August 2018</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">General Secretary</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._Anbazhagan" title="K. Anbazhagan">Perasiriyar Anbazhagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durai_Murugan" title="Durai Murugan">Durai Murugan</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Working President of<br /> <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />4 January 2017 – 28 August 2018</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">President</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">General Secretary</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._Anbazhagan" title="K. Anbazhagan">K. Anbazhagan</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Position established</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Position abolished</i></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">17th <a href="/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_the_opposition_in_the_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="List of leaders of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Leader of the Opposition <br /> of</a> <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />24 May 2016 – 6 May 2021</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Konijeti_Rosaiah" title="Konijeti Rosaiah">Konijeti Rosaiah</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/C._Vidyasagar_Rao" title="C. Vidyasagar Rao">C. Vidyasagar Rao</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Banwarilal_Purohit" title="Banwarilal Purohit">Banwarilal Purohit</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jayalalitha" class="mw-redirect" title="Jayalalitha">Jayalalitha</a><br /><a href="/wiki/O._Panneerselvam" title="O. Panneerselvam">O. Panneerselvam</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Edappadi_K_Palaniswami" class="mw-redirect" title="Edappadi K Palaniswami">Edappadi K Palaniswami</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vijayakanth" title="Vijayakanth">Vijayakanth</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">1st <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu">Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />29 May 2009 – 15 May 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Surjit_Singh_Barnala" title="Surjit Singh Barnala">Surjit Singh Barnala</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Portfolios</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>General Administration</li> <li>District Revenue Officers</li> <li>Industries</li> <li>Minorities Welfare</li> <li>Passports</li> <li>Special Initiatives</li> <li>Social Reforms</li> <li>Municipal Administration</li> <li>Rural Development</li> <li>Panchayats and Panchayat Union</li> <li>Poverty Alleviation Programmes</li> <li>Rural Indebtedness</li> <li>Urban and Rural Water Supply</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Position established</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/O._Panneerselvam" title="O. Panneerselvam">O. Panneerselvam</a> (in <a href="/wiki/Palaniswami_ministry" title="Palaniswami ministry">2017</a>)</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Treasurer of <br /> <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />27 December 2008 – 27 August 2018</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">General Secretary</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._Anbazhagan" title="K. Anbazhagan">K. Anbazhagan</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arcot_N._Veeraswami" title="Arcot N. Veeraswami">Arcot N. Veeraswami</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Durai_Murugan" title="Durai Murugan">Durai Murugan</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Council_of_Ministers" title="Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers">Cabinet Minister</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Government of Tamil Nadu">Government of Tamil Nadu</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Rural Development</li> <li>Local Administration</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Chief Minister</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/K._P._Anbalagan" title="K. P. Anbalagan">K. P. Anbalagan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/P._Mohan_(politician)" title="P. Mohan (politician)">P. Mohan</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Deputy Gen.Secretary of <br /> <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2 June 2003 – 26 December 2008</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">General Secretary</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._Anbazhagan" title="K. Anbazhagan">K. Anbazhagan</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>position established</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>position abolished</i></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">45th <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Chennai" title="List of mayors of Chennai">Mayor of Chennai</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />25 October 1996 – 6 September 2002</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/R._Arumugam" title="R. Arumugam">R. Arumugam</a> (in 1973)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Karate_R._Thiagarajan" title="Karate R. Thiagarajan">Karate R. Thiagarajan</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Legislative_Assembly_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of Legislative Assembly (India)">Member</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly" title="Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly">Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />23 May 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>constituency established</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kolathur_(state_assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolathur (state assembly constituency)">Kolathur</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />13 May 1996 – 15 May 2011</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/K._A._Krishnaswamy" title="K. A. Krishnaswamy">K. A. Krishnaswamy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/B._Valarmathi" title="B. Valarmathi">B. Valarmathi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Lights" class="mw-redirect" title="Thousand Lights">Thousand Lights</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/K._A._Krishnaswamy" title="K. A. Krishnaswamy">K. A. Krishnaswamy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/K._A._Krishnaswamy" title="K. A. Krishnaswamy">K. A. Krishnaswamy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Lights" class="mw-redirect" title="Thousand Lights">Thousand Lights</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Youth_wing" title="Youth wing">Youth wing</a> Secretary of <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />20 July 1982 – 6 July 2017</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">General Secretary</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._Anbazhagan" title="K. Anbazhagan">K. Anbazhagan</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Position Established</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/M._P._Saminathan" title="M. P. Saminathan">M. P. Saminathan</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1953-03-01</span>) </span>1 March 1953<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 71)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Madras" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras">Madras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madras_State" title="Madras State">Madras State</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>), India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Durga Stalin</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1975)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2, including <a href="/wiki/Udhayanidhi_Stalin" title="Udhayanidhi Stalin">Udhayanidhi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a> (father)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Karunanidhi_family" title="Karunanidhi family">Karunanidhi family</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence(s)</th><td class="infobox-data label">25/9, Chittaranjan Road, <a href="/wiki/Alwarpet,_Chennai,_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu">Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu</a>, India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Presidency_College,_Chennai" title="Presidency College, Chennai">Presidency College, Chennai</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">Politician</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:M._K._Stalin_Signature.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="M. 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K. Stalin ministry">8th and current</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_ministers_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu">Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu</a> since 2021. The son of the former Chief Minister <a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a>, Stalin has been the president of the <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam</a> (DMK) party since 28 August 2018. He served as the <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Chennai" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor of Chennai">45th Mayor of Chennai</a> from 1996 to 2002 and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chief_Ministers_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu">the 1st</a> <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu">Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu</a> from 2009 to 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stalin was placed 24th on the list of India's Most Powerful Personalities in 2022 by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Indian_Express" title="The Indian Express">The Indian Express</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_family">Early life and family</h2></div> <p>Stalin is the third son of <a href="/wiki/List_of_Chief_Ministers_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu">2nd</a> <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu">Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">DMK</a> Chief <a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a>, and was born to his wife, Dayalu Ammal. Stalin was born in Madras, now <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, on 1 March 1953. Karunanidhi was addressing a condolence meeting for Soviet leader <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Stalin" title="Joseph Stalin">Joseph Stalin</a>, who died only four days after his child was born, and thus decided to name his son after Stalin.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-theweek.in_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theweek.in-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stalin studied at the <a href="/wiki/Madras_Christian_College_Higher_Secondary_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School">Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He completed a pre-university course at Vivekananda College, and obtained a history degree from <a href="/wiki/Presidency_College,_Chennai" title="Presidency College, Chennai">Presidency College, Chennai</a> of <a href="/wiki/University_of_Madras" title="University of Madras">University of Madras</a> in 1973. Stalin was conferred an Honorary Doctorate by Anna University on 1 August 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stalin married Durga (alias Shantha) on 20 August 1975, and has two children. </p><p>His son is <a href="/wiki/Udhayanidhi_Stalin" title="Udhayanidhi Stalin">Udhayanidhi Stalin</a>, an actor and politician. Udhayanidhi is married to <a href="/wiki/Kiruthiga_Udhayanidhi" title="Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi">Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi</a>, an Indian Tamil film director. </p><p>His daughter is Senthamarai Sabareesan, an entrepreneur and educationist. She is the director of Sunshine Schools, Chennai.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Senthamarai is married to Sabareesan Vedamurthy, an entrepreneur and political strategist.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Like his father and namesake, Stalin has publicly disclosed that he is an atheist. But he also said that he is not against any religious beliefs.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2></div> <p>His political career began in his early teens when he started the DMK Gopalapuram Youth Wing with several friends.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a 14 year old, he campaigned for his uncle, <a href="/wiki/Murasoli_Maran" title="Murasoli Maran">Murasoli Maran</a>, in the 1967 elections.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1973, Stalin was elected to the General committee of the DMK.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He came to the limelight when he was jailed in Central Prison, Madras under the <a href="/wiki/Maintenance_of_Internal_Security_Act" title="Maintenance of Internal Security Act">Maintenance of Internal Security Act</a> (MISA) for protesting against the <a href="/wiki/The_Emergency_(India)" title="The Emergency (India)">Emergency</a> in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Padalkar2021_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padalkar2021-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was beaten up in custody and a fellow DMK prisoner <a href="/wiki/C._Chittibabu" title="C. Chittibabu">C. Chittibabu</a> died of injuries and police torture while protecting him.<sup id="cite_ref-Venkatachalapathy2019_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Venkatachalapathy2019-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Kannan2017_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kannan2017-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He wrote his final year BA exams while in prison.<sup id="cite_ref-theweek.in_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theweek.in-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="DMK_Youth_Wing">DMK Youth Wing</h2></div> <p>In 1968, Stalin started the DMK Youth Wing in Gopalapuram in a barber shop with his friends. In 1983, he transformed the Gopalapuram Youth Wing into a Statewide phenomenon and led the frontal as a Secretary, a position he held for more than four decades. During the early stages of the Youth Wing, he travelled across Tamil Nadu with other members to mentor fellow youth of the state in key areas of active politics at the grassroots level.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electoral_performance">Electoral performance</h2></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>Election results of M. K. Stalin contesting as DMK candidate </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Election </th> <th>Constituency </th> <th>Result </th> <th>Vote % </th> <th>Majority % </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1984_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">1984 Tamil Nadu Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Lights" class="mw-redirect" title="Thousand Lights">Thousand Lights</a></td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost</td> <td>47.94 </td> <td>2.50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">1989 Tamil Nadu Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Lights" class="mw-redirect" title="Thousand Lights">Thousand Lights</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won</td> <td>50.59 </td> <td>20.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1991_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">1991 Tamil Nadu Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Lights" class="mw-redirect" title="Thousand Lights">Thousand Lights</a></td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no">Lost</td> <td>39.19 </td> <td>17.31 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1996_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">1996 Tamil Nadu Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Lights" class="mw-redirect" title="Thousand Lights">Thousand Lights</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won</td> <td>69.72 </td> <td>46.76 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2001 Tamil Nadu Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Lights" class="mw-redirect" title="Thousand Lights">Thousand Lights</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won</td> <td>51.41 </td> <td>7.62 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2006 Tamil Nadu Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thousand_Lights" class="mw-redirect" title="Thousand Lights">Thousand Lights</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won</td> <td>46.0 </td> <td>2.28 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kolathur_(state_assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolathur (state assembly constituency)">Kolathur</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won</td> <td>47.7 </td> <td>1.92 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kolathur_(state_assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolathur (state assembly constituency)">Kolathur</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won</td> <td>54.3 </td> <td>22.42 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly election</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kolathur_(state_assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolathur (state assembly constituency)">Kolathur</a></td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won</td> <td>60.86 </td> <td>40.59 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Stalin contested the Assembly polls unsuccessfully from <a href="/wiki/Thousand_Lights_(state_assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thousand Lights (state assembly constituency)">Thousand Lights constituency</a> in Chennai. In 1989 Stalin contested Assembly polls from Thousand Lights constituency again, and won.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The DMK government got dismissed in 1991 before completing its full five-year term. In 1991, he contested for the third time from the same Assembly constituency, but lost to <a href="/wiki/K._A._Krishnaswamy" title="K. A. Krishnaswamy">K. A. Krishnaswamy</a> of the AIADMK. Again in 1996, Stalin won the election as an MLA from the Thousand Lights constituency. </p><p>In 2003, Stalin became Deputy General Secretary of the DMK.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011 Stalin changed his constituency for the first time in his political career, moving from Thousand Lights to <a href="/wiki/Kolathur_(state_assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolathur (state assembly constituency)">Kolathur</a> constituency on the outskirts of Chennai city.<sup id="cite_ref-theweek.in_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theweek.in-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mayor_of_Chennai">Mayor of Chennai</h3></div> <p>Stalin became the city's first directly elected mayor in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He coined a pet project called <i>Singara Chennai</i> (Beautiful Chennai), lauded for improving Chennai's infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-theweek.in_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theweek.in-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His efforts in improving city infrastructure earned him the title of <i>Managara Thanthai</i> (father of the city).<sup id="cite_ref-:4_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During his tenure as mayor, Stalin modernised the garbage disposal system of <a href="/wiki/Greater_Chennai_Corporation" title="Greater Chennai Corporation">the city of Chennai</a> by giving priority to cleaning works. He implemented integrated development projects such as health, public construction and schools. He solved the congestion of the city of Chennai by building huge flyovers.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his first tenure, 9 major flyovers and 49 short bridges were built. He also improved the standard of Corporation Schools to be on par with private schools.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, parks and fountains were set up at 18 major junctions. 81 parks were cleaned and properly maintained.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Saplings were planted at the Chennai <a href="/wiki/Marina_Beach" title="Marina Beach">Marina</a>, the second largest beach in the world. The slaughterhouse at <a href="/wiki/Perambur" title="Perambur">Perambur</a> have been modernised to avoid polluting the environment. During his tenure, it was decided to build flyovers on 10 congested roads before the end of his term. ₹95 crores have been allocated for the construction of flyovers. However, 30% of the funds were left over when the flyovers were opened according to him.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was re-elected Mayor for the 2nd time in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, the then Chief Minister <a href="/wiki/J._Jayalalithaa" title="J. Jayalalithaa">J. Jayalalithaa</a> enacted the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act, in 2002, which prevents a person from holding two elected posts in the government.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This law was applied retroactively to Stalin's case (he was an elected <a href="/wiki/Thousand_Lights" class="mw-redirect" title="Thousand Lights">Thousand Lights</a> MLA) in a move widely seen as aimed at removing him as Chennai's mayor.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the <a href="/wiki/Madras_High_Court" title="Madras High Court">Madras High Court</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MK Stalin did not appeal in the Supreme Court.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minister">Minister</h3></div> <p>In the 2006 Assembly Elections, the DMK regained control of the state assembly. Stalin became the Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration in the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Tamil_Nadu" title="Government of Tamil Nadu">Government of Tamil Nadu</a> and retained this office throughout his term. During his tenure, he was instrumental in the extensive spread of Women Self-Help Groups across the State by establishing 1,75,493 Women SHGs. He also established various comprehensive drinking water projects such as Hogenakkal and Ramanathapuram water schemes.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, he became treasurer of DMK.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu">Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu</h3></div> <p>On 29 May 2009, Stalin was nominated as Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor <a href="/wiki/Surjit_Singh_Barnala" title="Surjit Singh Barnala">Surjit Singh Barnala</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was first Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opposition_leader">Opposition leader</h3></div> <p>During the 2016 Assembly election, Stalin went on a statewide tour titled <i>Namakku Naame</i> to appeal to the youth. Stalin won the <a href="/wiki/Kolathur_(state_assembly_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolathur (state assembly constituency)">Kolathur</a> constituency and was appointed as the opposition leader.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, Stalin went on another <i>Namakku Naame</i> tour.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018, his father Karunanidhi died, leaving Stalin the president of the DMK.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M.K._Stalin_and_Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/M.K._Stalin_and_Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg/250px-M.K._Stalin_and_Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/M.K._Stalin_and_Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg/375px-M.K._Stalin_and_Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/M.K._Stalin_and_Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg/500px-M.K._Stalin_and_Sedapatti_Muthiah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="641" /></a><figcaption> M. K. Stalin and Sedapatti Muthiah in 2018</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secular_Progressive_Alliance_(2019_general_election_–_present)"><span id="Secular_Progressive_Alliance_.282019_general_election_.E2.80.93_present.29"></span>Secular Progressive Alliance (2019 general election – present)</h3></div> <p>Stalin formed the <a href="/wiki/Secular_Progressive_Alliance" title="Secular Progressive Alliance">Secular Progressive Alliance</a> in Tamil Nadu and led the alliance in 2019 general election in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Secular Progressive Alliance won 39 out of 40 Parliament seats, and 12 out of 21 in the Assembly by-election, with 52% of the vote. It was his first victory since taking charge as DMK President.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chief_Minister_of_Tamil_Nadu">Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin_ministry" title="M. K. Stalin ministry">M. K. Stalin ministry</a></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2021_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election" title="2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election">2021 Assembly elections</a>, Stalin led the campaign for the <a href="/wiki/Secular_Progressive_Alliance" title="Secular Progressive Alliance">Secular Progressive Alliance</a>. They won 159 seats out of 234, with the DMK itself winning an absolute majority with 132 seats. Stalin took his oath as chief minister on 7 May 2021 along with the rest of his <a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin_ministry" title="M. K. Stalin ministry">cabinet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Having taken oath amid the second wave of the pandemic, Stalin started a war room to monitor the status of beds, ambulances, and oxygen supply. He attended an SOS call of a lady, spoke with her for 30 minutes, and arranged for her a bed at a hospital.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He wore a <a href="/wiki/PPE_gowns" class="mw-redirect" title="PPE gowns">PPE suit</a> and visited the COVID-19 patients at their wards "against advice" in Government ESI Medical College Hospital.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A new economic advisory council was set up with leading economists, including <a href="/wiki/Esther_Duflo" title="Esther Duflo">Esther Duflo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raghuram_Rajan" title="Raghuram Rajan">Raghuram Rajan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jean_Dr%C3%A8ze" title="Jean Drèze">Jean Drèze</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arvind_Subramanian" title="Arvind Subramanian">Arvind Subramanian</a>, and former Finance Secretary S Narayan.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tamil Nadu was branded as a state with highest novel coronavirus vaccine wastage in the previous government but the Stalin government made the state to top in the list of states with lowest COVID-19 wastage policy.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stalin handed over appointment orders of the <a href="/wiki/Hindu_Religious_and_Charitable_Endowments_Department" title="Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department">HR & CE Department</a> to trained aspirants of all castes as temple priests in August 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stalin quoted the reformist leader <a href="/wiki/Thanthai_Periyar" class="mw-redirect" title="Thanthai Periyar">Periyar</a> in an official release which said Periyar fought for equal rights in worship for all those who believe in God.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2021, Stalin ranked first among all Chief ministers of India with 42% in favour, in the "Mood of the Nation" survey done by the <a href="/wiki/India_Today" title="India Today">India Today magazine</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stalin changed the name of <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamils_in_India" title="Sri Lankan Tamils in India">Sri Lankan Tamil refugee camps</a> to called ‘rehabilitation camps' and said "They are not orphans, we are there for them".<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2021, he announced that Periyar's birth anniversary will be celebrated as Social Justice Day every year.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2021, Stalin announced that the state law ministry will review the legal cases filed by the previous government. In September 2021, Stalin's government withdrew over 5570 legal cases filed by the previous AIADMK government from the past 10 years against the journalists and the <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Indian_farmers%27_protest" title="2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest">protestors seeking the repeal of the three farm laws</a> promulgated by the Union government, <a href="/wiki/Citizenship_Amendment_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizenship Amendment Act">Citizenship Amendment Act</a>, methane extraction, neutrino project, <a href="/wiki/Kudankulam_Nuclear_Power_Plant" title="Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant">Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>-<a href="/wiki/Salem,_Tamil_Nadu" title="Salem, Tamil Nadu">Salem</a> Expressway project.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2022, Stalin hailed the release of <a href="/wiki/A._G._Perarivalan" title="A. G. Perarivalan">Perarivalan</a>, convicted in the <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Rajiv_Gandhi" title="Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi">assassination of Rajiv Gandhi</a>, and hugged him on his visit of gratitude at the <a href="/wiki/Chennai_International_Airport" title="Chennai International Airport">Chennai Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/16th_Tamil_Nadu_Assembly#Committees" title="16th Tamil Nadu Assembly">Committee assignments of 16th Tamil Nadu Assembly</a><sup id="cite_ref-TN_Committee_2021-2022_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TN_Committee_2021-2022-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li>Member (2021–23) <a href="/wiki/16th_Tamil_Nadu_Assembly#Business_Advisory_Committee" title="16th Tamil Nadu Assembly">Business Advisory Committee</a></li> <li>Member (2021–23) <a href="/wiki/16th_Tamil_Nadu_Assembly#Committee_on_Rules" title="16th Tamil Nadu Assembly">Committee on Rules</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ungal_Thoguthiyil_Mudhalamaichar">Ungal Thoguthiyil Mudhalamaichar</h3></div> <p>One of the key achievements of Stalin as the Chief Minister is the 'Ungal Thoguthiyil Mudhalamaichar'<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Chief Minister in your Constituency), which is a robust grievance redressal service set up to resolve petitions and problems raised by the constituents. The timely redressal system took the state by storm as over 2.30 lakh out of 4.57 lakh grievances had been addressed by Stalin in his first 100 days of taking office. </p><p>The department originated from a programme 'Ungal Thoguthiyil Stalin', which was initiated by DMK President Stalin during his election campaign. Stalin had collected grievances from the citizens and assured them that their issues would be addressed in 100 days once he took office. Experts and journalist Govi Lenin called the scheme a direct reflection of the DMK's core principle, 'Makkalidam Sel' (Go to the People) coined by the party's founding member, C. N. Annadurai.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tamil_Nadu's_first_agriculture_budget"><span id="Tamil_Nadu.27s_first_agriculture_budget"></span>Tamil Nadu's first agriculture budget</h3></div> <p>Stalin released Tamil Nadu's first ever agricultural budget on 14 August 2021, which was dedicated to farmers protesting against the farm laws passed by the Union Government. The one of a kind budget was prepared after consulting farmers from 18 districts of the state and it predominantly aimed at increasing the cultivable land from the existing 60 per cent to 75 per cent. At present, about 10 lakh hectares of land is under cultivation and the agriculture budget promises to increase it to 11.75 lakh hectares.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under the budget, the newly launched ‘Kalaignarin Anaithu Grama Orunginaindha Velan Valarchi Thittam’, has been introduced to convert wasteland into cultivable land.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Illam_Thedi_Kalvi">Illam Thedi Kalvi</h3></div> <p>Stalin launched the ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ scheme on 19 October 2021, notably India's largest volunteer-based education program”, where over 3.3 million students across 92,000 habitations are being taught by 200,000 women volunteers for 90 minutes every day.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Domain experts and Data scientists have praised the ingenuity of the scheme stating that over 24% of the total recovery from learning loss can be attributed to the ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ sessions and that the recovery has been a lot more progressive among the disadvantaged group.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Innuyir_Kappom_-_Nammai_Kakkum_48">Innuyir Kappom - Nammai Kakkum 48</h3></div> <p>Stalin launched ‘Innuyir Kappom-Nammai Kakkum 48’ on 18 November 2021 through which the State government will bear the expenses of emergency care for accident victims for the first 48 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rolling out the scheme at Stalin said that the government was paying special attention to reducing road accidents, preventing fatalities and improving road safety. The scheme is aimed at reducing deaths due to road accidents.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of 609 hospitals including 201 government hospitals and 408 private hospitals are linked to the scheme. All persons injured in road accidents whether they are covered or not under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS), or even those who belong to other States or countries that occur in Tamil Nadu limits would receive treatment for the first 48 hours free of charge. As many as 81 treatment packages have been identified for accident victims in the hospitals where they shall be were admitted for the first 48 hours with a ceiling of ₹1 lakh per individual. One of the key highlights of the scheme is that the government would bear the emergency treatment expenses for the first 48 hours in private hospitals, as majority of the lives could be saved if treated appropriately within 48 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chief_Minister's_Dashboard"><span id="Chief_Minister.27s_Dashboard"></span>Chief Minister's Dashboard</h2></div> <p>Stalin launched the ‘CM Dashboard Monitoring System’ at his office.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 23 December 2021 which will enable him to track all welfare schemes, including the status of their implementation, fund allocation and the number of beneficiaries. The dashboard is set to help in proper monitoring, more efficiency, elimination of delays and prompt decision making. It will also update the Chief Minister on the water storage level in key dams, rainfall patterns, daily report on crimes, progress of housing schemes, employment trends, civil supplies in the State.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dashboard will display the status of pleas and representations made on the Chief Minister Helpline and under the ‘CM In Your Constituency’ scheme. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Naan_Mudhalvan">Naan Mudhalvan</h3></div> <p>Stalin launched the ‘Naan Mudhalvan’ scheme, on 1 March 2022, which aims to equip about 10 lakh youth across the State annually with skills that will help them realise their talents for the benefit of the country. He also launched a new portal for this scheme.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The scheme aims to identify, train and offer career and academic guidance to talented students in government-run and State-aided educational institutions. It also aims to offer spoken English lessons to enable students to face interview panels successfully. The scheme will offer training capsules in coding and robotics to keep pace with technological advancements. Psychological counsellors and medical doctors will offer guidance on nutrition, physical fitness and overall development of the student's personality.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Green_Tamil_Nadu_Mission">Green Tamil Nadu Mission</h3></div> <p>Stalin launched the Green Tamil Nadu Mission <sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on 24 September 2022, that aims at increasing the green cover in the state from 23.7% to 33% in the next ten years. The mission will facilitate tree planting initiatives, online seedlings purchase via the Green Tamil Nadu Mission portal.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pudhumai_Penn">Pudhumai Penn</h3></div> <p>Stalin launched the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance scheme titled 'Pudhumai Penn' at a function in Chennai on 5 September 2022, in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The scheme was transformed from Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Memorial Marriage Assistance Scheme to the Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance Scheme after recognising that in higher education, the enrolment ratio of girls from government schools was quite low. During the event Kejriwal unveiled 26 schools of excellence and 15 model schools set up by the Tamil Nadu government. Under Pudhumai Penn scheme, girl students, who studied from Class V to Class XII in state government schools would be paid a monthly assistance of ₹1,000 till they complete their graduation or diploma. Through the scheme, about six lakh girls would be benefited every year. The State government allocated ₹698 crore in the 2022-23 Budget for the scheme.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stalin also announced that 25 schools run by Municipal Corporations would be elevated as Schools of Excellence in the first phase at a cost of ₹171 crore. The classrooms in these Schools of Excellence would be modernised and art, literature, music, dance, sports among others would be promoted among students.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_Minister's_Breakfast_Scheme"><span id="Chief_Minister.27s_Breakfast_Scheme"></span>Chief Minister's Breakfast Scheme</h3></div> <p>Stalin launched the ‘Chief Minister’s Breakfast Scheme’ on 15 September 2022 to prevent hunger and nutritional deficiency in children. The scheme is set to improve the nutritional status of students, eliminate deficiencies such as malnutrition and anaemia, and encourage children in poor households to attend schools.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The cause of concern for Anemia among children as a major health problem in Tamil Nadu was highlighted in the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS) (2019–21) report.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stalin's Breakfast Scheme is set to minimise, if not eliminate, this inadequacy. The breakfast scheme will be implemented at a cost of ₹33.56 crore in more than 1,500 government-run schools across the state where over 1.14 lakh primary government school children will benefit from it. It is Stalin's hope that the education-nutrition matrix will be an inspiring model for other states.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governing_Council_on_Climate_Change">Governing Council on Climate Change</h3></div> <p>Stalin set up a 22-member Tamil Nadu Governing Council on Climate Change (GCCC) on 23 October 2022. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, economist; Nandan M Nilekani, co-founder and chairman of Infosys Board; Erik Solheim,<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sixth Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme; Dr Ramesh Ramachandran, founder-director of National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management; G Sundarrajan, co-ordinator of Poovulagin Nanbargal) and Nirmala Raja, Chairperson, Ramco Community Services are among the members.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The GCCC council has been formed to provide a policy directive to the Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission, advise on climate <a href="/wiki/Climate_change_adaptation" title="Climate change adaptation">adaptation</a> and mitigation activities, provide guidance to the Tamil Nadu State Action Plan on climate change and guide the implementation strategy on climate action.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The terms of reference of the GCCC includes providing guidance to the Climate Change Mission and long-term climate-resilient development pathways, strategies and action plan which will help improve livelihoods, social and economic well-being and responsible environmental management. </p><p>The council will periodically monitor outcomes and deliverables based on the strategies being followed. Besides, it will give a continued and sustained push for research, collaboration, and interdisciplinary work, in close coordination with researchers and policymakers. </p><p>The council will evaluate the efficacy of existing policies on climate change and learn from sustainable practices across the country and the world for suitable adaptation. The State Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department Secretary Supriya Sahu will be the convenor of the council.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is imperative to note that, Tamil Nadu has been spearheading several path-breaking initiatives in the field of climate change and has set up three key missions viz., Tamil Nadu Green Mission, Tamil Nadu Climate Change Mission and the Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Egalitarianism_and_social_justice_in_Tamil_Nadu">Egalitarianism and social justice in Tamil Nadu</h3></div> <p>Stalin initiated the process to appoint persons of all castes (contrary to the hereditary Brahmin priests) as archakas (priests) for the temples in the State on 15 August 2021, and assured steps will be taken to appoint those trained by the government during the previous DMK government.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stalin maintained that the move will fulfill the dream of former Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, and Periyar who wanted people of all castes to become temple priests. As a move seen as controversial by many, this policy however garnered him acclaim for it being the right step at a social revolution and combating discrimination at all levels.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_image_and_reception">Public image and reception</h2></div> <p>Stalin's career in the political arena has seen its ups and downs. From a challenger to an emerging pragmatic leader, the people of Tamil Nadu have credited his administrative skills and firm rejection of sycophancy. An example of this was when M.K Stalin asked the Education Minister, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhil not to print his photographs on 65 lakh bags meant for distribution among schoolchildren in the state, opting to retain pictures of his political adversaries from the previous government that had sanctioned the project.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stalin was commended by domain experts and other ministers across the country for not using public money to enhance his popularity among the “masses”.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 2 September 2021 the actor turned former Union Minister <a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a> met with Stalin to commend him on governance efficacy and said he proved his mettle in handling the grave situation of <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. The media houses in Kerala lauded Stalin on his policies and efforts in controlling the spread of <a href="/wiki/COVID-19" title="COVID-19">COVID-19</a> during the second wave, provision of free bus pass for women and ₹4,000 as a pandemic relief for ration card holders.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Shiv_Sena_(1966%E2%80%932022)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shiv Sena (1966–2022)">Shiv Sena</a> Parliamentarian <a href="/wiki/Sanjay_Raut" title="Sanjay Raut">Sanjay Raut</a>, in his weekly column Rokthok in party mouthpiece Saamana praised Stalin's governance style and criticised the centre's move to omit <a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru" title="Jawaharlal Nehru">Jawaharlal Nehru</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maulana_Abul_Kalam_Azad" class="mw-redirect" title="Maulana Abul Kalam Azad">Maulana Abul Kalam Azad</a>’s picture from ICHR’s Independence day poster ‘Azadi Ke Amrit Mahotsav.’ Raut said the central government is practising the politics of revenge and should learn a lesson from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin, who allowed the distribution of 6.5 million school bags carrying photos of political rivals former chief ministers J Jayalalitha and E Palaniswami of the <a href="/wiki/All_India_Anna_Dravida_Munnetra_Kazhagam" title="All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam">AIADMK</a>, to ensure public money is not being spent on political vendetta.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Karnataka Chief Minister, <a href="/wiki/Basavaraj_Bommai" title="Basavaraj Bommai">Basavaraj Bommai</a> commended Stalin's nuanced policies and continual effort in controlling the spread of COVID-19 at the peak of the second wave.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_accolades">Awards and accolades</h2></div> <ol><li>Anna University conferred an honorary doctorate for Stalin for his contributions to governance and community development.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Kentucky Colonel Award, the highest award given by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States, was given to Stalin for his public service.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Stalin was also honoured as Kentucky's Goodwill Ambassador. It is imperative to note that the honour was formerly bestowed to notable personalities such as, Former US Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, Nobel laureate Winston Churchill and world-famous boxer Mohammed Ali.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Government of Tamil Nadu on 23 February 2011 received the Special Award for Best State among the Largest States in India and the Diamond State Award for Best State in 3 categories namely Civil Safety, Drinking Water and Sanitation and Women's Development.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Tamil Nadu won the most number of Nirmal Gram Awards for its exceptional role in maintaining sanitation in the villages in the state. This prestigious award was received during Stalin's tenure as Minister of Rural and Local Administrator.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2></div> <p><b>Actor</b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ore_Raththam" title="Ore Raththam">Ore Raththam</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Makkal_Aanayittal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Makkal Aanayittal (page does not exist)">Makkal Aanayittal</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i>Kurinji Malar</i>- TV Series (late 1988?)</li> <li><i>Suriya</i> — TV Series</li></ul> <p><b>Producer</b> </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nambikkai_Natchathram&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nambikkai Natchathram (page does not exist)">Nambikkai Natchathram</a></i> (1978)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/P_vip.svg/28px-P_vip.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/P_vip.svg/41px-P_vip.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/69/P_vip.svg/55px-P_vip.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1911" data-file-height="1944" /></span></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Biography" title="Portal:Biography">Biography portal</a></span></li><li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_coloured_voting_box.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/28px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png" decoding="async" width="28" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/42px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/A_coloured_voting_box.svg/56px-A_coloured_voting_box.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></a></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Politics" title="Portal:Politics">Politics portal</a></span></li><li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/32px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="21" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/48px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/64px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:India" title="Portal:India">India portal</a></span></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Stalin_ministry" title="M. 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Kuttikrishnan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanmugha_Rajeswara_Sethupathi" title="Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi">Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._B._P._Pattabhirama_Rao" title="S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao">S. B. P. Pattabhirama Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damodaram_Sanjeevaiah" class="mw-redirect" title="Damodaram Sanjeevaiah">D. Sanjeevaiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Bhakthavatsalam" class="mw-redirect" title="M. Bhakthavatsalam">M. Bhakthavatsalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Rajaram" title="K. Rajaram">K. Rajaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jothi_Venkatachalam" title="Jothi Venkatachalam">Jothi Venkatachalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Parameswaran" title="B. Parameswaran">B. Parameswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._S._Ramasami_Padayatchiyar" title="S. S. Ramasami Padayatchiyar">S. S. Ramaswami Padayachi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Second<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._Kamaraj" title="K. Kamaraj">K. Kamaraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Bhakthavatsalam" class="mw-redirect" title="M. Bhakthavatsalam">M. Bhakthavatsalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Subramaniam" class="mw-redirect" title="C. Subramaniam">C. Subramaniam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Manickavelu" class="mw-redirect" title="M. A. Manickavelu">M. A. Manickavelu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shanmugha_Rajeswara_Sethupathi" title="Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi">Shanmugha Rajeswara Sethupathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Parameswaran" title="B. Parameswaran">B. Parameswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._S._Ramasami_Padayatchiyar" title="S. S. Ramasami Padayatchiyar">S. S. Ramaswami Padayachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Venkataraman" class="mw-redirect" title="R. Venkataraman">R. Venkataraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kakkan" title="P. Kakkan">P. Kakkan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Ramaiah" title="V. Ramaiah">V. Ramaiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lourdammal_Simon" title="Lourdammal Simon">Lourdammal Simon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Third<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/K._Kamaraj" title="K. Kamaraj">K. Kamaraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Bhakthavatsalam" class="mw-redirect" title="M. Bhakthavatsalam">M. Bhakthavatsalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Venkataraman" class="mw-redirect" title="R. Venkataraman">R. Venkataraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kakkan" title="P. Kakkan">P. Kakkan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Ramaiah" title="V. Ramaiah">V. Ramaiah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jothi_Venkatachalam" title="Jothi Venkatachalam">Jothi Venkatachalam</a></li> <li>N. Nallasenapathi Sarkarai Manradiar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Bhuvarahan" class="mw-redirect" title="G. Bhuvarahan">G. Bhuvarahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Abdul_Majid" title="S. M. Abdul Majid">S. M. Abdul Majid</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Fourth<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/C._N._Annadurai" title="C. N. Annadurai">C. N. Annadurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Nedunchezhiyan" title="V. R. Nedunchezhiyan">V. R. Nedunchezhiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Mathiazhagan" title="K. A. Mathiazhagan">K. A. Mathiazhagan</a></li> <li>A. Govindasamy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sathiavani_Muthu" class="mw-redirect" title="Sathiavani Muthu">Sathiavani Muthu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Madhavan" title="S. Madhavan">S. Madhavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._J._Sadiq_Pasha" title="S. J. Sadiq Pasha">S. J. Sadiq Pasha</a></li> <li>M. Muthuswami</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._U._Shanmugam" title="P. U. Shanmugam">P. U. Shanmugam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Adithanar" title="S. P. Adithanar">Si. Pa. Aditanar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Subbiah" title="K. V. Subbiah">K. V. Subbiah</a></li> <li>O. P. Raman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._V._Natarajan" title="N. V. Natarajan">N. V. Natarajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Vezhavendan" title="K. A. Vezhavendan">K. A. Vezhavendan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Fifth<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Nedunchezhiyan" title="V. R. Nedunchezhiyan">V. R. Nedunchezhiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Anbazhagan" title="K. Anbazhagan">K. Anbazhagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._V._Natarajan" title="N. V. Natarajan">N. V. Natarajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sathiavani_Muthu" class="mw-redirect" title="Sathiavani Muthu">Sathiavani Muthu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._U._Shanmugam" title="P. U. Shanmugam">P. U. Shanmugam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Madhavan" title="S. Madhavan">S. Madhavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._J._Sadiq_Pasha" title="S. J. Sadiq Pasha">S. J. Sadiq Pasha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Adithanar" title="S. P. Adithanar">Si. Pa. Aditanar</a></li> <li>A. P. Dharmalingam</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Rajaram" title="K. Rajaram">K. Rajaram</a></li> <li>O. P. Raman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panruti_S._Ramachandran" title="Panruti S. Ramachandran">Panruti S. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Kannappan" title="M. Kannappan">M. Kannappan</a></li> <li>Mannai P. Narayanasamy</li> <li>C. V. M. Annamalai</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Rajangam" title="N. Rajangam">N. Rajangam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Sixth<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanjil_K._Manoharan" title="Nanjil K. Manoharan">Nanjil K. Manoharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panruti_S._Ramachandran" title="Panruti S. Ramachandran">Panruti S. Ramachandran</a></li> <li>K. Narayanaswamy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._R._Edmund" title="G. R. Edmund">G. R. Edmund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._M._Veerappan" title="R. M. Veerappan">R. M. Veerappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Aranganayagam" title="C. Aranganayagam">C. Aranganayagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Kalimuthu" title="K. Kalimuthu">K. Kalimuthu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Raghavanandam" title="S. Raghavanandam">S. Raghavanandam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Soundarapandian" title="P. Soundarapandian">P. Soundarapandian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Ponnaiyan" title="C. Ponnaiyan">C. Ponnaiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._T._Saraswathy" title="P. T. Saraswathy">P. T. Saraswathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kolandaivelu" title="P. Kolandaivelu">P. Kolandaivelu</a></li> <li>K. Raja Mohammed</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Krishnaswamy" title="K. A. Krishnaswamy">K. A. Krishnaswamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Somasundaram" title="S. D. Somasundaram">S. D. Somasundaram</a></li> <li>R. Soundararajan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subbulakshmi_Jagadeesan" title="Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan">Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Seventh<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Nedunchezhiyan" title="V. R. Nedunchezhiyan">V. R. Nedunchezhiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panruti_S._Ramachandran" title="Panruti S. Ramachandran">Panruti S. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Krishnaswamy" title="K. A. Krishnaswamy">K. A. Krishnaswamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Somasundaram" title="S. D. Somasundaram">S. D. Somasundaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._M._Veerappan" title="R. M. Veerappan">R. M. Veerappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Aranganayagam" title="C. Aranganayagam">C. Aranganayagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Kalimuthu" title="K. Kalimuthu">K. Kalimuthu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Ponnaiyan" title="C. Ponnaiyan">C. Ponnaiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kolandaivelu" title="P. Kolandaivelu">P. Kolandaivelu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Raghavanandam" title="S. Raghavanandam">S. Raghavanandam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._V._Hande" title="H. V. Hande">H. V. Hande</a></li> <li>K. Raja Mohammed</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Muthusamy" title="S. Muthusamy">S. Muthusamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Su._Thirunavukkarasar" title="Su. Thirunavukkarasar">Su. Thirunavukkarasar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._N._Rajendran" title="S. N. Rajendran">S. N. Rajendran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Vijayasarathy" title="M. Vijayasarathy">M. Vijayasarathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gomathi_Srinivasan" title="Gomathi Srinivasan">Gomathi Srinivasan</a></li> <li>S. R. Eradha</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Govindan" title="M. R. Govindan">M. R. Govindan</a></li> <li>P. Vijayalakshmi</li> <li>R. Soundararajan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._S._M._Yusuf" title="Y. S. M. Yusuf">Y. S. M. Yusuf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Arunachalam" title="R. Arunachalam">R. Arunachalam</a></li> <li>K. Kalaimani</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Veeraswamy" title="T. Veeraswamy">T. Veeraswamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._S._S._R._Ramachandran" class="mw-redirect" title="K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran">K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Eighth<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Nedunchezhiyan" title="V. R. Nedunchezhiyan">V. R. Nedunchezhiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._N._Janaki_Ramachandran" class="mw-redirect" title="V. N. Janaki Ramachandran">V. N. Janaki Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panruti_S._Ramachandran" title="Panruti S. Ramachandran">Panruti S. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Krishnaswamy" title="K. A. Krishnaswamy">K. A. Krishnaswamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._M._Veerappan" title="R. M. Veerappan">R. M. Veerappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Aranganayagam" title="C. Aranganayagam">C. Aranganayagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Kalimuthu" title="K. Kalimuthu">K. Kalimuthu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Ponnaiyan" title="C. Ponnaiyan">C. Ponnaiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._V._Hande" title="H. V. Hande">H. V. Hande</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Muthusamy" title="S. Muthusamy">S. Muthusamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Su._Thirunavukkarasar" title="Su. Thirunavukkarasar">Su. Thirunavukkarasar</a></li> <li>R. Soundararajan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Govindan" title="M. R. Govindan">M. R. Govindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gomathi_Srinivasan" title="Gomathi Srinivasan">Gomathi Srinivasan</a></li> <li>P. Vijayalakshmi</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Y._S._M._Yusuf" title="Y. S. M. Yusuf">Y. S. M. Yusuf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._S._S._R._Ramachandran" class="mw-redirect" title="K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran">K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Rajaram" title="K. Rajaram">K. Rajaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._V._Swaminathan" title="V. V. Swaminathan">V. V. Swaminathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Veeraswamy" title="T. Veeraswamy">T. Veeraswamy</a></li> <li>N. Nallusamy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._G._Anoor_Jegadeesan" title="P. G. Anoor Jegadeesan">Anoor P. G. Jegadeesan</a></li> <li>T. Ramasamy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Arunachalam" title="A. Arunachalam">A. Arunachalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._U._Shanmugam" title="P. U. Shanmugam">P. U. Shanmugam</a></li> <li>P. Sundararajan</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Ninth<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Anbazhagan" title="K. Anbazhagan">K. Anbazhagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._J._Sadiq_Pasha" title="S. J. Sadiq Pasha">S. J. Sadiq Pasha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanjil_K._Manoharan" title="Nanjil K. Manoharan">Nanjil K. Manoharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Kannappan" title="M. Kannappan">M. Kannappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Kandasamy" title="K. P. Kandasamy">K. P. Kandasamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ko._Si._Mani" title="Ko. Si. Mani">Ko. Si. Mani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcot_N._Veeraswami" title="Arcot N. Veeraswami">Arcot N. Veeraswami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pon._Muthuramalingam" title="Pon. Muthuramalingam">Pon. Muthuramalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veerapandi_S._Arumugam" class="mw-redirect" title="Veerapandi S. Arumugam">Veerapandi S. Arumugam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duraimurugan" class="mw-redirect" title="Duraimurugan">Duraimurugan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subbulakshmi_Jagadeesan" title="Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan">Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Ramakrishnan" title="E. Ramakrishnan">E. Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ponmudy" title="K. Ponmudy">K. Ponmudy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Nehru" title="K. N. Nehru">K. N. Nehru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._B._V._Sc._Chandrasekaran" title="K. B. V. Sc. Chandrasekaran">K. Chandrasekaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Thangavelu" title="S. Thangavelu">S. Thangavelu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Sundaram" title="K. Sundaram">K. Sundaram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Tenth<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J._Jayalalithaa" title="J. Jayalalithaa">J. Jayalalithaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Nedunchezhiyan" title="V. R. Nedunchezhiyan">V. R. Nedunchezhiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Krishnaswamy" title="K. A. Krishnaswamy">K. A. Krishnaswamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._D._Somasundaram" title="S. D. Somasundaram">S. D. Somasundaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._M._Veerappan" title="R. M. Veerappan">R. M. Veerappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Rajaram" title="K. Rajaram">K. Rajaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Aranganayagam" title="C. Aranganayagam">C. Aranganayagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Muthusamy" title="S. Muthusamy">S. Muthusamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Sengottaiyan" title="K. A. Sengottaiyan">K. A. Sengottaiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Madhusudhanan" title="E. Madhusudhanan">E. Madhusudhanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Kannappan" class="mw-redirect" title="S. Kannappan">S. Kannappan</a></li> <li>Alagu Thirunavukkarasu</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ku._Pa._Krishnan" title="Ku. Pa. Krishnan">Ku. Pa. Krishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._M._Selvaganapathy" title="T. M. Selvaganapathy">T. M. Selvaganapathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Asif_(politician)" title="Mohammad Asif (politician)">Mohammad Asif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Indira_Kumari" title="R. Indira Kumari">R. Indira Kumari</a></li> <li>M. Anandan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Jayakumar" title="D. Jayakumar">D. Jayakumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Viswanathan" title="G. Viswanathan">G. Viswanathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Nagoor_Meeran" title="S. Nagoor Meeran">S. Nagoor Meeran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Regupathy" title="S. Regupathy">S. Regupathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durai_Ramasamy" title="Durai Ramasamy">Durai Ramasamy</a></li> <li>D. Janardhanan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Sathiamoorthy" title="V. Sathiamoorthy">V. Sathiamoorthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Chinnasamy" title="M. Chinnasamy">M. Chinnasamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Lawrence" title="K. Lawrence">K. Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Thennavan" title="M. Thennavan">M. Thennavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ponnusamy" title="K. Ponnusamy">K. Ponnusamy</a></li> <li>Melur A. M. Paramasivam</li> <li>C. P. Pattabiraman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Paulraj_Natesan" title="V. Paulraj Natesan">T. V. Nadesan Paulraj</a></li> <li>P. Eswaramoorthy</li> <li>M. C. Dhamotharan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Ammamuthu" class="mw-redirect" title="M. Ammamuthu">M. Ammamuthu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Eleventh<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Anbazhagan" title="K. Anbazhagan">K. Anbazhagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcot_N._Veeraswami" title="Arcot N. Veeraswami">Arcot N. Veeraswami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanjil_K._Manoharan" title="Nanjil K. Manoharan">Nanjil K. Manoharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ko._Si._Mani" title="Ko. Si. Mani">Ko. Si. Mani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veerapandi_S._Arumugam" class="mw-redirect" title="Veerapandi S. Arumugam">Veerapandi S. Arumugam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duraimurugan" class="mw-redirect" title="Duraimurugan">Duraimurugan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ponmudy" title="K. Ponmudy">K. Ponmudy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Tamilkudimagan" title="M. Tamilkudimagan">M. Tamilkudimagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Nehru" title="K. N. Nehru">K. N. Nehru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Sundaram" title="K. Sundaram">K. Sundaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Rahman_Khan" title="A. Rahman Khan">A. Rahman Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aladi_Aruna" title="Aladi Aruna">Aladi Aruna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Thangapandian" title="V. Thangapandian">V. Thangapandian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._K._K._Periasamy" title="N. K. K. Periasamy">N. K. K. Periasamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._K._Panneerselvam" title="M. R. K. Panneerselvam">M. R. K. Panneerselvam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pongalur_N._Palanisamy" title="Pongalur N. Palanisamy">Pongalur N. Palanisamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Pitchandi" title="K. Pitchandi">K. Pitchandi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._Periyasamy" title="I. Periyasamy">I. Periyasamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Mullaivendhan" title="V. Mullaivendhan">V. Mullaivendhan</a></li> <li>B. M. Senguttuvan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Sarguna_Pandian" title="S. P. Sarguna Pandian">S. P. Sarguna Pandian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Selvaraj" title="S. Selvaraj">Samayanallur S. Selvaraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Suresh_Rajan" title="N. Suresh Rajan">N. Suresh Rajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Selvarasu" title="P. Selvarasu">Anthiyur P. Selvarasu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Jennifer_Chandran" title="S. Jennifer Chandran">S. Jennifer Chandran</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Twelfth<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J._Jayalalithaa" title="J. Jayalalithaa">J. Jayalalithaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._Panneerselvam" title="O. Panneerselvam">O. Panneerselvam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Ponnaiyan" title="C. Ponnaiyan">C. Ponnaiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Thambidurai" title="M. Thambidurai">M. Thambidurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Jayakumar" title="D. Jayakumar">D. Jayakumar</a></li> <li>Ayyaru Vandayar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pollachi_V._Jayaraman" class="mw-redirect" title="Pollachi V. Jayaraman">Pollachi V. Jayaraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Semmalai" title="S. Semmalai">S. Semmalai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Durairaj" title="C. Durairaj">C. Durairaj</a></li> <li>P. C. Ramasamy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalavai_Sundaram" class="mw-redirect" title="Thalavai Sundaram">Thalavai Sundaram</a></li> <li>A. Anwer Raja</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Pandurangan" title="K. Pandurangan">K. Pandurangan</a></li> <li>S. S. Thirunavukkarasu</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Dhanapal" title="P. Dhanapal">P. Dhanapal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natham_R._Viswanathan" title="Natham R. Viswanathan">Natham R. Viswanathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Saroja" title="R. Saroja">R. Saroja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Valarmathi" title="B. Valarmathi">B. Valarmathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Subramanian" title="V. Subramanian">V. Subramanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nainar_Nagendran" title="Nainar Nagendran">Nainar Nagendran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Rajendra_Prasad" title="K. P. Rajendra Prasad">K. P. Rajendra Prasad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Ve._Shanmugam" class="mw-redirect" title="C. Ve. Shanmugam">C. Ve. Shanmugam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Shunmuganathan" title="S. P. Shunmuganathan">S. P. Shunmuganathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._K._Selvaraj" title="A. K. Selvaraj">A. K. Selvaraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Venkatachalam" title="A. Venkatachalam">A. Venkatachalam</a></li> <li>R. Jeevanantham</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Shanmugavelu" title="C. Shanmugavelu">C. Shanmugavelu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Vaithilingam" title="R. Vaithilingam">R. Vaithilingam</a></li> <li>Valarmathi Jebaraj</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._M._Velusamy" title="S. M. Velusamy">S. M. Velusamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Mohan_(politician)" title="P. Mohan (politician)">P. Mohan</a></li> <li>R. Vilvanathan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._C._Sampath" title="M. C. Sampath">M. C. Sampath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anitha_R._Radhakrishnan" title="Anitha R. Radhakrishnan">Anitha R. Radhakrishnan</a></li> <li>K. Sudarsanam</li> <li>V. D. Natarajan</li> <li>S. Ramachandran</li> <li>K. K. Balasubramanian</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Somasundaram" title="V. Somasundaram">V. Somasundaram</a></li> <li>M. Radhakrishnan</li> <li>A. Miller</li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Pappa_Sundaram" title="A. Pappa Sundaram">A. Pappa Sundaram</a></li> <li>P. V. Damodaran</li> <li>R. Vadivel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Annavi" title="P. Annavi">P. Annavi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Anbalagan" title="K. P. Anbalagan">K. P. Anbalagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._T._Inbathamilan" title="R. T. Inbathamilan">R. T. Inbathamilan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Thirteenth<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M._Karunanidhi" title="M. Karunanidhi">M. Karunanidhi</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M. K. Stalin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Anbazhagan" title="K. Anbazhagan">K. Anbazhagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcot_N._Veeraswami" title="Arcot N. Veeraswami">Arcot N. Veeraswami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ko._Si._Mani" title="Ko. Si. Mani">Ko. Si. Mani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veerapandi_S._Arumugam" class="mw-redirect" title="Veerapandi S. Arumugam">Veerapandi S. Arumugam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duraimurugan" class="mw-redirect" title="Duraimurugan">Duraimurugan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._T._R._Palanivel_Rajan" title="P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan">P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ponmudy" title="K. Ponmudy">K. Ponmudy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Nehru" title="K. N. Nehru">K. N. Nehru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._K._Panneerselvam" title="M. R. K. Panneerselvam">M. R. K. Panneerselvam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._Periyasamy" title="I. Periyasamy">I. Periyasamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Suresh_Rajan" title="N. Suresh Rajan">N. Suresh Rajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parithi_Ilamvazhuthi" title="Parithi Ilamvazhuthi">Parithi Ilamvazhuthi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._V._Velu" title="E. V. Velu">E. V. Velu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suba._Thangavelan" class="mw-redirect" title="Suba. Thangavelan">Suba. Thangavelan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._K._S._S._R._Ramachandran" class="mw-redirect" title="K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran">K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._M._Anbarasan" title="T. M. Anbarasan">T. M. Anbarasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._R._Periyakaruppan" title="K. R. Periyakaruppan">K. R. Periyakaruppan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._K._K._P._Raja" title="N. K. K. P. Raja">N. K. K. P. Raja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thangam_Thenarasu" class="mw-redirect" title="Thangam Thenarasu">Thangam Thenarasu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._N._M._Ubayadullah" title="S. N. M. Ubayadullah">S. N. M. Ubayadullah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._P._M._Mohideen_Khan" title="T. P. M. Mohideen Khan">T. P. M. Mohideen Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Selvaraj" title="N. Selvaraj">N. Selvaraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Saminathan" title="M. P. Saminathan">M. P. Saminathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poongothai_Aladi_Aruna" title="Poongothai Aladi Aruna">Poongothai Aladi Aruna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Geetha_Jeevan" title="P. Geetha Jeevan">P. Geetha Jeevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Tamilarasi" title="A. Tamilarasi">A. Tamilarasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._P._Samy" title="K. P. P. Samy">K. P. P. Samy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._Mathivanan" title="U. Mathivanan">U. Mathivanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ramachandran" title="K. Ramachandran">K. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pongalur_N._Palanisamy" title="Pongalur N. Palanisamy">Pongalur N. Palanisamy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Fourteenth<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J._Jayalalithaa" title="J. Jayalalithaa">J. Jayalalithaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._Panneerselvam" title="O. Panneerselvam">O. Panneerselvam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Sengottaiyan" title="K. A. Sengottaiyan">K. A. Sengottaiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natham_R._Viswanathan" title="Natham R. Viswanathan">Natham R. Viswanathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Munusamy" title="K. P. Munusamy">K. P. Munusamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Shanmugavelu" title="C. Shanmugavelu">C. Shanmugavelu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Vaithilingam" title="R. Vaithilingam">R. Vaithilingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agri_S._S._Krishnamoorthy" class="mw-redirect" title="Agri S. S. Krishnamoorthy">Agri S. S. Krishnamoorthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Karuppasamy" title="C. Karuppasamy">C. Karuppasamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Palaniappan" title="P. Palaniappan">P. Palaniappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Ve._Shanmugam" class="mw-redirect" title="C. Ve. Shanmugam">C. Ve. Shanmugam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sellur_K._Raju" title="Sellur K. Raju">Sellur K. Raju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._T._Pachaimal" title="K. T. Pachaimal">K. T. Pachaiammal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edappadi_K._Palaniswami" title="Edappadi K. Palaniswami">Edappadi K. Palaniswami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Shunmuganathan" title="S. P. Shunmuganathan">S. P. Shunmuganathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Ramalingam" title="K. V. Ramalingam">K. V. Ramalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Velumani" title="S. P. Velumani">S. P. Velumani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._K._M._Chinnayya" title="T. K. M. Chinnayya">T. K. M. Chinnayya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._C._Sampath" title="M. C. Sampath">M. C. Sampath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Thangamani" title="P. Thangamani">P. Thangamani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Senthamizhan" title="G. Senthamizhan">G. Senthamizhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Gokula_Indira" title="S. Gokula Indira">S. Gokula Indira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selvi_Ramajayam" title="Selvi Ramajayam">Selvi Ramajayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._V._Ramanaa" title="B. V. Ramanaa">B. V. Ramanaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._B._Udhayakumar" title="R. B. Udhayakumar">R. B. Udhayakumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Subramanian" title="N. Subramanian">N. Subramanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Senthil_Balaji" title="V. Senthil Balaji">V. Senthil Balaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Mariam_Pichai" title="M. Mariam Pichai">N. Mariyam Pitchai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Jayapal" title="K. A. Jayapal">K. A. Jayapal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Subaya" title="E. Subaya">E. Subaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Budhichandhiran" title="Budhichandhiran">Budhichandhiran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._T._Chellapandian" title="S. T. Chellapandian">S. T. Chellapandian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._S._Vijay" title="V. S. Vijay">V. S. Vijay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._R._Sivapathi" title="N. R. Sivapathi">N. R. Sivapathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Mohammed_John" title="A. Mohammed John">A. Mohammed John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Chendur_Pandian" title="P. Chendur Pandian">P. Chendur Pandian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Damodaran_(politician)" title="S. Damodaran (politician)">S. Damodaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Kamaraj" title="R. Kamaraj">R. Kamaraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Moorthy" title="V. Moorthy">V. Moorthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Paranjothi" title="M. Paranjothi">M. Paranjothi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Sundararaj" title="S. Sundararaj">S. Sundararaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._T._Rajenthra_Bhalaji" title="K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji">K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Valarmathi" title="B. Valarmathi">B. Valarmathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._M._Anandan" title="M. S. M. Anandan">M. S. M. Anandan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mukkur_N._Subramanian" title="Mukkur N. Subramanian">Mukkur N. Subramanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._D._Venkatachalam" title="N. D. Venkatachalam">N. D. Venkatachalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Mohan_(politician)" title="P. Mohan (politician)">P. Mohan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._P._Poonatchi" title="T. P. Poonatchi">T. P. Poonatchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaigaichelvan" title="Vaigaichelvan">Vaigaichelvan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._C._Veeramani" title="K. C. Veeramani">K. C. Veeramani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Abdul_Rahim" title="S. Abdul Rahim">S. Abdul Rahim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Vijayabaskar" title="C. Vijayabaskar">C. Vijayabaskar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Fifteenth<br />Legislative<br />Assembly</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J._Jayalalithaa" title="J. Jayalalithaa">J. Jayalalithaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._Panneerselvam" title="O. Panneerselvam">O. Panneerselvam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edappadi_K._Palaniswami" title="Edappadi K. Palaniswami">Edappadi K. Palaniswami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dindigul_C._Sreenivasan" title="Dindigul C. Sreenivasan">Dindigul C. Sreenivasan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Sengottaiyan" title="K. A. Sengottaiyan">K. A. Sengottaiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sellur_K._Raju" title="Sellur K. Raju">Sellur K. Raju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Thangamani" title="P. Thangamani">P. Thangamani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Velumani" title="S. P. Velumani">S. P. Velumani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Jayakumar" title="D. Jayakumar">D. Jayakumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Ve._Shanmugam" class="mw-redirect" title="C. Ve. Shanmugam">C. Ve. Shanmugam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Anbalagan" title="K. P. Anbalagan">K. P. Anbalagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Saroja" title="V. Saroja">V. Saroja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._C._Sampath" title="M. C. Sampath">M. C. Sampath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._C._Karuppannan" title="K. C. Karuppannan">K. C. Karuppannan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Kamaraj" title="R. Kamaraj">R. Kamaraj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._S._Manian" title="O. S. Manian">O. S. Manian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udumalai_K._Radhakrishnan" title="Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan">Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Vijayabaskar" title="C. Vijayabaskar">C. Vijayabaskar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Doraikkannu" title="R. Doraikkannu">R. Doraikkannu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadambur_Raju" title="Kadambur Raju">Kadambur C. Raju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._B._Udhayakumar" title="R. B. Udhayakumar">R. B. Udhayakumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vellamandi_N._Natarajan" title="Vellamandi N. Natarajan">Vellamandi N. Natarajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._C._Veeramani" title="K. C. Veeramani">K. C. Veeramani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._T._Rajenthra_Bhalaji" title="K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji">K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Benjamin" title="P. Benjamin">P. Benjamin</a></li> <li>Nilofer Kafeel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Vijayabhaskar" title="M. R. Vijayabhaskar">M. R. Vijayabhaskar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Manikandan_(politician)" title="M. Manikandan (politician)">M. Manikandan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._M._Rajalakshmi" title="V. M. Rajalakshmi">V. M. Rajalakshmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Pandiarajan" title="K. Pandiarajan">Ma Foi K. Pandiarajan</a></li> <li>G. 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