Karunanidhi family

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The Karunanidhi family is an Indian family that has had considerable influence on the politics and cinema of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The most well-known member of the family was M. Karunanidhi, who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five terms and was the leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a prominent political party in the state, from 1969 to 2018. The family traces its roots to Thiruvarur in Central Tamil Nadu, and later settled in the state capital of Chennai. Karunanidhi married thrice, and had four sons and two daughters. His eldest son M. K. Muthu was an actor in the Tamil film industry. His second son M. K. Alagiri served as a union minister in the Second Manmohan Singh ministry from 2009 to 2013. His youngest son, M. K. Stalin, served as chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 2021 to 2026. His youngest daughter, Kanimozhi, is a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. His grandsons include Udhayanidhi Stalin, Dayanidhi Azhagiri, and Arulnidhi Tamilarasu...

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