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Karunanidhi
Muthuvel Karunanidhi was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He was popularly referred to as "Kalaignar" and "Mutthamizh Arignar" for his contributions to Tamil literature. He had the longest tenure as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu with 6,863 days in office. He was also a long-standing leader of the Dravidian movement and ten-time president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party. Before entering politics, he worked in the Tamil film industry as a screenwriter. He also made contributions to Tamil literature, having written stories, plays, novels, and a multiple-volume memoir. Karunanidhi died on 7 August 2018 at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai after a series of prolonged, age-related illnesses.
BornMuthuvel Dakshinamurthy, June 3, 1924, Thirukuvalai, Madras Presidency, British India
DiedAugust 07, 2018, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Resting placeKalaignar Karunanidhi Ninaividam
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Other political affiliationsJustice Party, Dravidar Kazhagam (before 1949)
RelationsKarunanidhi family
Children6, including M. K. Muthu, M. K. Alagiri, M. K. Stalin and Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
Residence15/U-B, Gopalapuram, Chennai, 14-I, First Main Road, CIT Colony, Mylapore, Chennai
Civilian awardsHonorary Doctorate (1971)
GovernorSurjit Singh Barnala
DeputyM. K. Stalin (2009–2011)
Preceded byJ. Jayalalithaa
Succeeded byJ. Jayalalithaa
ConstituencyChepauk

About Karunanidhi

Politician Karunanidhi was born in India on June 3, 1924. He dies at the age of 94, on August 7, 2018.

This Indian Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam political party leader has served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on several occasions. He is also a scriptwriter, poet, essayist, journalist, fiction writer, songwriter, and dramatist.

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Karunanidhi before becoming famous

Karunanidhi was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1924 is also the year of Rat (鼠) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Parasakthi, his first politically themed film, established him as a major figure in both the Indian political arena and the Tamil cinema industry. In the late 1950s, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu Assembly for the first time.

Achievement of Karunanidhi

He edited and published the political periodicals Murasoli, Kudiyarasu, Mutharam, and Tamil Arasu.

Karunanidhi's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His marriages to Padmavathy Ammal, Dayalu Ammal, and Rajathi Ammal resulted in children named M.K. Tamilarasu, Kanimozhi, M. K. Muthu, Selvi, M.K. Stalin, and M. K. Alagiri.

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He and fellow politician Politician Jayalalithaa alternated as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Karunanidhi Income & Net worth

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