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Karunanidhi family
Indian political family in Tamil Nadu
The Karunanidhi family are an Indian political family who have had considerable influence in the politics and cinema of Tamil Nadu. The most notable member of the family was M. Karunanidhi who was the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five terms and was the DMK party leader from till
Karunanidhi's grandnephew Dayanidhi Maran has been the union cabinet minister for two terms, once as a Minister of Information and Technology and once as a Minister of Textiles. One of Karunanidhi's sons, M. K. Stalin, is the 7th and current chief minister of Tamil Nadu, has been a five-time MLA in Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly and a one-time deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu; another son, M. K. Alagiri, was the Minister of Chemicals in the central cabinet and also the co-ordinator for South Tamil Nadu for DMK. His daughter Kanimozhi is a Member of the Parliament in Lok Sabha. His grandnephew Kalanidhi Maran is the owner of the Sun Network, the second largest TV network in India and also Sun Pictures, a Tamil movie production company. The fourth generation of the family comprising Arivunithi, Dayanidhi Azhagiri, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Member of Legislative assembly and Arulnithi are involved in the Tamil cinema industry.
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How Karunanidhi clan has carried on inter-caste self-respect marriage legacy ‘without imposing beliefs’
Born in the Isai Vellalar caste, Karunanidhi, who died in , came from the most backward community of musicians and dancers who perform at temple festivals and social gatherings. His family tree shows that the majority of marriages were inter-caste and almost all were self-respect marriages.
A long-standing leader of the Dravidian or self-respect movement — which calls for dismantling of Brahminical authority, eradication of the caste system, social reform and equality for women — Karunanidhi made his son M.K. Alagiri marry Kanthi, from the Dalit caste, marking his commitment to inter-caste marriages and caste equality.
“Kalaignar’s great-grandchildren are getting married now, and they too seem to be going for inter-caste self-respect weddings. It is his legacy and he lived up to his principles even in his personal life,” says political commentator Raveendran Duraisamy.
Entering the Self Respect Association at the age of 14, Karunanidhi was stubborn in his principles as early as
He was reported to have even given up his ladylove as her family was not ready for a self-respect marriage in
“They said they cannot allow a self-respect style of marriage and said they cannot