“All secular and democratic forces should come together as a single force to defeat the communal BJP at the Centre. I will follow the successful formulas adopted by Kalaignar in the past.”

Indian politician and statesman

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin is an Indian politician and statesman who served as the eighth chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 2021 to 2026. He is also the president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, or DMK, a post he assumed in August 2018 after serving as the party’s working president. Stalin has been a central figure in Tamil Nadu politics, first as a senior DMK leader and later as the state’s chief minister. His public life is closely tied to the DMK’s Dravidian political tradition and to his role in leading the state government.