Key facts
- Born
- 3 June 1924, Thirukkuvalai
- Died
- 7 August 2018, kauvery hospital
- State of birth
- Thirukkuvalai, Tamil Nadu
- Sector
- Politics & governance
- Profession
- Indian politician, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India (1924–2018)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Muthuvel Karunanidhi, popularly known as Kalaignar was an Indian politician, writer and screenwriter who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five terms between 1969 and 2011 and was the longest-serving chief minister in the state's history. He was the ten-time president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for nearly five decades and a leading figure in the Dravidian movement. He was noted for his contributions to Tamil literature, which include plays, novels, poems, and a multi-volume memoir.
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Timeline
- 1924Born in Thirukkuvalai
- 1969Becomes Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- 1971Becomes Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- 1989Becomes Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- 1996Becomes Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- 2006Becomes Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- 2018Dies in kauvery hospital
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5