Karunanidhi family tree...
Karunanidhi family tree: DMK chief leaves behind lineage of young politicians but Stalin, Kanimozhi likely to be heirs
DMK chief and Tamil Nadu political veteran M Karunanidhi , who passed away in Chennai on Tuesday evening at the age of 94, is survived by two wives and six children.
Karunanidhi who started his political career as a student wing leader at the age of 14, married thrice .
Kalanithi maran and karunanidhi relationship
His first wife Padmavathi, died at an early age and left behind a son Muthu, who would later go on to dabble in films and politics but succeed in neither. Muthu has a son Aruvinidhi who also nurtures political ambitions but hasn’t forayed into active politics yet.
Karunanidhi married again in with Dayalu Ammal, from whom he has four children.
His eldest son, MK Alagiri, has been active in politics, while second son MK Stalin is touted to be the apparent heir to Karunanidhi’s legacy in Tamil politics as he is a prominent DMK leader who is expected to become the next party chief.
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