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Muthuvel Karunanidhi

Indian politician, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India (1924–2018)

  • Fame63.7
  • Momentum9.9
  • Wikipedia145.8K
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Lived 1924–2018, aged 94India
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  • Wikipedia
    24 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1924–2018
    Aged 94
  • Known for
    Makkal Aanaiyittal
    1988
Summary
Updated 2026-06-11

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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63.7
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Momentum9.9
Historical26.0
Now attention35.4
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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