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Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) 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 is popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Artist) and Mutthamizh Arignar (Tamil Scholar) for his contributions to Tamil literature.
The Karunanidhi family are an Indian political family who have had considerable influence in the politics and cinema of Tamil Nadu. The most notable member of the family was M. Karunanidhi who was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five terms and was the DMK party leader from 1969 till 2018.
Aug 7, 2018 · After India’s Independence in 1947, Periyar’s “Anti-Hindi” Movement broke into two parts, after which Karunanidhi jointed the part led by Annadurai who went on to form the DMK in 1949. Annadurai became his “political guru” and the ideology of DMK to be the antithesis of Congress, perfectly suited the ambitions of Karunanidhi.
Aug 8, 2018 · Karunanidhi was shifted to Kauvery hospital on July 28 from his Gopalapuram residence following a dip in his blood pressure and he was under treatment in the Intensive Care Unit ever...
Sep 20, 2024 · Muthuvel Karunanidhi was an Indian politician and government official who was one of the founding members of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) political party in 1949 and for decades was the party’s president and the chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
Aug 8, 2018 · Journalist Sandhya Ravishankar's book Karunanidhi: A Life in Politics is an intricately researched study of the ideology and times that made Karunanidhi the 'Kalaignar' of Tamil Nadu. It is...
Aug 7, 2018 · M. Karunanidhi (1924-2018) who cut his teeth in politics as a teenager was inseparable from Tamil Nadu politics until his passing on August 7, 2018. For close to five decades, irrespective of whether he was in power or not, he was a central piece on Tamil Nadu’s chessboard.
Aug 7, 2018 · Karunanidhi is truly one of a kind - an ideologue, politician, writer, social reformer, scholar, orator and an administrator, all rolled into one. And in each role - that too in public life that lasted nearly eight decades - he shone like a star.
Dec 4, 2021 · Karunanidhi was a strong advocate of the rights of the State governments, State autonomy and federalism, and he secured the right for Chief Ministers to hoist the national flag...
Karunanidhi died on Tuesday at the age of 94 after striding the political stage of Tamil Nadu like a colossus for nearly six decades, personally undefeated in any election he contested, whatever...
