Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin (Tamil: மு.க. ஸ்டாலின்) (born March 1, 1953) is an Indian politician and former actor, better known as M. K. Stalin. He is the third son of famous politician of Tamil Nadu, Karunanidhi, and was born to his second wife, Mrs. Dayalu Ammal and was named after Joseph Stalin, who had died in the same year as his birth. Stalin completed his graduation in history from Nandanam Arts College, Chennai inUniversity of Madras.[1] Stalin became the Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration in theGovernment of Tamil Nadu after the 2006 assembly elections. On 29 May 2009, Stalin was nominated asDeputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala.[2] His elder brother M.K. Azhagiri is theMinister of Chemicals and Fertilizers. His half-sisterKanimozhi is a Rajya Sabha member.[3]
Stalin also served as Deputy CM and serves as Youth Wing President of the DMK.