What is M. K. Stalin?
{{About|the Indian politician|the Georgian politician|Joseph Stalin}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = M. K. Stalin | image = Hon CM Photo.jpg | caption = M. K. Stalin in 2021 | birth_name = Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1953|3|1}} | birth_place = [[Madras, Madras State]], <br />(present-day [[Chennai, Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]) | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | party = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | spouse = {{marriage|Durga Stalin|1976}} | children = {{flatlist| * [[Udhayanidhi Stalin|Udhayanidhi]] * Senthamarai }} | parents = {{plainlist| *[[Karunanidhi]] * Dayalu Ammal }} | relatives = [[Karunanidhi family]] | residence = 25/9, Chittaranjan Road, [[Alwarpet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu]], India | education = [[Bachelor of Arts]] | alma_mater = [[Presidency College, Chennai]] | occupation = {{hlist|Politician}} | signature = | website = {{url|linkedin.com/in/mkstalin/}} | nickname = MK Stalin | footnotes = }} '''Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin''' (better known as M. K. Stalin; often referred to by his initials '''MKS''') (born 1 March 1953) is an Indian politician,present Chief minister of Tamilnadu and President of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] party.<ref>mkstalin.in/</ref> He became the 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2009 to 2011.Stalin is the third son of famous Tamil Nadu politician [[Karunanidhi]], and was born to his second wife, Dayalu Ammal. Stalin became the Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration in the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] after the 2006 Assembly elections. On 29 May 2009, Stalin was nominated as Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala. Stalin serves as the Treasurer and the Youth Wing President of the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]].