“Only if real-time rainfall data is available can we provide accurate flood warning and efficiently undertake water discharge management in reservoirs.”

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.