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M. Karunanidhi
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Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Constituency
Chepauk
Born
June 3, 1924(1924-06-03)Thirukkuvalai, Tamil Nadu
Political party
DMK
Children
4 sons and 2 daughters
Residence
Chennai
As of May 31, 2006Source: Government of Tamil Nadu
In this Indian name, the name "Muthuvel" is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, "Karunanidhi". The abbreviations "s/o" or "d/o", if used, mean "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.
M. Karunanidhi (Tamil: மு.கருணாநிதி) or Karunanidhi Muthuvel generally referred to as M.K (Tamil: மு.க)and Dr. Kalaingar (கலைஞர்), is the present Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. He is one of the founder members and the president of the DMK[1] political party in the state of Tamil Nadu DMK from the death of C.N. Annadurai in 1969 till date.[2] He has been the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu five times (1969-71, 1971-74, 1989-91, 1996-2001 and 2006-date). He holds the record of winning every election that he fought in his political career spanning over 60 years.[3] He led the UPA in Tamil Nadu to win all the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the 2004 Lok Sabha Elections. A self professed Atheist and follower of E. V. Ramasami Naicker.