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.

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 7, 2018 · His family owns Sun TV and Kalaignar TV, one of the biggest media houses in Tamil Nadu. He made his son M. K. Stalin as his political successor whom he had named after Joseph Stalin (a Soviet revolutionary) who died 4 days later of M. K. Stalin’s birth.

In 2006, Karunanidhi became the oldest serving Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu when he assumed office as Chief Minister. Commonly, he was called ‘Kalaignar‘ due to his love for art and literature. In his political career of 61 years, he never lost the election. He was an avid dog lover. His favourite dog was “Khanna,” a Lhasa apso-type dog.

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...

Dec 4, 2021 · M. Karunanidhi, five-time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president for nearly 50 years, died at 6.10 p.m. on Tuesday after battling infection and age-related ailments for 11 days at the...

Aug 9, 2018 · M Karunanidhi – known to millions of his admirers as Kalaignar, or the artist – is no more. With his death on Tuesday, the last and strongest link to a great transformative movement has snapped.

Actor M.R. Radha gave him the title “Kalaignar” (An Artist) after seeing his drama (play) „Thookumedai‟. Then after he was known as „Kalaingar Karunanidhi‟. He headed the “Kallakudi” renaming protest in 1953. Later he was sentenced to six month of imprisonment.

Aug 7, 2018 · Muthuvel Karunanidhi, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, passed away at a private hospital in Chennai on August 7 after prolonged illness. He was 94.

Aug 7, 2018 · Former DMK President and five-time chief minister of Tamil Nadu M Karunanidhi passed away in Kauvery hospital, Chennai. He was 94. Karunanidhi was admitted to the Kauvery Hospital on July 28...