Kalaignar with His Granddaughters

About Kalaignar:

Muthuvel Karunanidhi (born Dakshinamurthi, 3 June 1924 - 7 August 2018) was the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C.N. Annadurai, in 1969, though the party had leading stalwarts in Nedunchezhian, E.V.K. Sampath, K.A. Mathiazhagan, Nanjil K. Manoharan and K. Anbazhagan, who were called Aim perum Thalaivargal meaning five great leaders. He has served as chief minister five times (1969–71, 1971–76, 1989–91, 1996–2001 and 2006–2011). He holds the record of winning his seat in every election in which he has participated in a political career spanning more than 60 years. He is also a playwright and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. Finally Doctor Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi died at 6.10pm on 7 August 2018.

Family of Kalaignar Karunanidhi:

Doctor Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi has been Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five terms and the DMK party leader from 1968.

Kalaignar Karunanidhi's grandnephew Dayanidhi Maran has been the union cabinet minister for two terms, once as a Minister of Information and Technology and once as a Minister of Textiles. One of Kalaignar Karunanidhi's sons, M. K. Stalin, has been a four-time MLA in Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly and a one-time deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu; another son, M. K. Alagiri, is the Minister of Chemicals in the central cabinet and also the coordinator for South Tamil Nadu for DMK. His daughter Kanimozhi is a nominated Member of the Parliament in Rajya Sabha. His grandnephew Kalanidhi Maran is the owner of the Sun Network, the second largest TV network in India and also Sun Pictures, a Tamil movie production company. The fourth generation of the family comprising Arivunithi, Dayanidhi Azhagiri, Udhayanidhi Stalin and Arulnithi are involved in the Tamil cinema industry.