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Karunanidhi
Karunanidhi
	Karunanidhi in Chief Minister's office
2rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
	In office; 13 May 2006 – 15 May 2011
Preceded by	Jayalalithaa
Succeeded by	Jayalalithaa
Constituency	Chepauk
	In office; 13 May 1996 – 13 May 2001
Preceded by	Jayalalithaa
Succeeded by	Jayalalithaa
Constituency	Chepauk
	In office; 27 January 1989 – 30 January 1991
Preceded by	VN Janaki Ramachandran
Succeeded by	Jayalalithaa
Constituency	Harbour
	In office; 15 March 1971 – 31 January 1976
Preceded by	President's rule
Succeeded by	President's rule
Constituency	Saidapet
	In office; 10 February 1969 – 4 January 1971
Preceded by	V. R. Nedunchezhiyan (acting)
Succeeded by	President's rule
Constituency	Saidapet
Personal details
Born	Dakshinamurthi; 3 June 1924; Thirukuvalai, Tiruvarur, British India
Died	7 August 2018 (aged 94); Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Political party	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Spouse(s)	Padmavathi (deceased); Dayalu; Rajathi
Children	M. K. Muthu; M. K. Alagiri; M. K. Stalin; M. K. Tamilarasu; M. K. Selvi; Kanimozhi

Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) was an Indian politician. He has served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu five different times. He is the former president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK),^[1] a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N. Annadurai, in 1969.^[2]