MK Stalin’s Chief Minister tenure begins: 10 little-known facts about him

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin took oath as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on Friday. He was swrnin by Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit.

Stalin-led DMK defeated the AIADMK-BJP alliance in the recently conducted state assembly elections.

The DMK-led front won 159 of the 234 assembly seats.

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Here are 10 little known facts you should know about the next Tamil Nadu CM:

He was named after famous former Soviet Union leader Joseph Stalin.

His full name is Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin.

Stalin is son of former CM and DMK Chief M Karunanidhi’s, born to his second wife Dayalu Ammal.

He has two brothers and two sisters.

He started his political career at age 14 by campaigning in the 1967 assembly elections.

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The leaders was arrested in 1975 for protesting against the Emergency declared by the then government.

He loves to play cricket, badminton and chess.

MK Stalin was the 37th Mayor of Chennai from 1996 to 2002.

He was the first Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2009 to 2011.