Stalin’s Story: His unusual name & how Karunanidhi groomed him since he was 20
Muthuvel Karunanidhi, or M. Karunanidhi, the longest serving Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was a champion of equality and worked relentlessly and tirelessly...
Stench of corruption, Karunanidhi’s tarred image and DMK’s fall from grace
As the DMK patriarch, Muthuvel Karunanidhi had sworn time and again that he stood for equity and uplift of the downtrodden and poor.
That...
Annadurai’s political heir was 14 when he led anti-Hindi protests against Rajagopalachari
Muthuvel Karunanidhi was born into the Isali Vellar caste in Thirukkuvulai on June 3, 1924. He came from a family of musicians who...
B.Tech graduate held for forced conversion in Delhi
A B.Tech graduate in Computer Science was arrested for allegedly coercing people to convert to Islam at a rain shelter in Chandi Mahal,...
Ukraine-Russia conflict: World accept India rather than China, as a mediator (Column: The Third...
Soon after the launch of military operations by Russia in Ukraine in February 2022, which resulted in an escalating armed confrontation between the two...
Who’s with whom among Karunanidhi’s political heirs in his extended family
In May 2006, 'Dinakaran', the popular Tamil newspaper run by Kalanidhi Maran, carried an opinion poll on who would be the heir apparent...
The Kalaignar scripted 75 films that resonated with common folk
Muthuvel Karunanidhi, the five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the icon of the Dravidian movement, was one of the most respected script...
Karunanidhi wrote the hits that made MGR a star, but politics pulled them apart
"Kalaignar Karunanidhi is my leader," thundered Tamil Nadus most popular politician and matinee idol, M.G. Ramachandran, when an AIADMK MLA addressed him as...
From health insurance to houses for poor, Karunanidhi was a pioneer of welfarism
Muthuvel Karunanidhi, the stalwart of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu who won millions of hearts...
From movie star to heir apparent, Udayanidhi Stalin is DMK’s rising son
Udayanidhi Stalin, who was recently appointed as Tamil Nadu's Minister for Sports Development and Youth Welfare, is the next big thing in DMK....
