Karunanidhi Family

Hitting back at the BJP, which has been taking frequent potshots at his party over 'nepotism', ruling DMK leader and minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said he does belong to a family-run party as all of Tamil Nadu is Karunanidhi's family.

The generation next is literally taking over Tamil Nadu politics. After succeeding his late father M Karunanidhi, DMK Chief MK Stalin has fielded seven sons and daughters of party veterans for Lok Sabha polls, including his sister Kanimozhi and nephew Dayanidhi Maran.

At an event in Chennai to unveil his life-size statue on Sunday, his son and now DMK chief MK Stalin referred to Karunanidhi's endorsement for members of the Gandhi family and ended up continuing the tradition.

The ancestral house of late DMK chief M Karunanidhi's family at Thirukuvalai village near Tiruvarur in Tamil Nadu has suffered damage in the 'Gaja' cyclone, officials said on Tuesday.

Thousands of supporters gathered outside Chennai's Kauvery hospital on Sunday evening as ailing DMK chief M Karunanidhi's condition took a turn for the worse. The veteran leader's family, too, had reached the hospital and Chief Minister E Palaniswami cut short his tour to Salem and headed for Chennai. In a late night statement, the hospital said hi...

Vikram's daughter Akshita married Manu Ranjith at Karunanidhi's Chennai residence on Monday

"It was a very private ceremony. The couple had known each other for a long time and got engaged with the consent of their parents. The wedding is scheduled to take place next year," said a source

MK Alagiri, expelled from the DMK just days ago by his father, is stacking up a series of visits to other family members.

The burn rate of one of India's most prominent political family feuds accelerated sharply today, with MK Alagiri being suspended from the DMK by his father, M Karunanidhi, who is also the party president.

The burn rate of one of India's most prominent political family feuds accelerated sharply today, with MK Alagiri being suspended from the DMK by his father, M Karunanidhi, who is also the party president.

Tamil Nadu's best-known political family feud has just climaxed with MK Alagiri being suspended from the DMK, the party headed by his father, M Karunanidhi.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi today suspended five loyalists of his elder son MK Alagiri from his bastion Madurai, citing indiscipline over some posters they had put up in the temple town.

Yesterday, their father and DMK chief M Karunanidhi announced the party would quit the UPA, citing India's refusal to take a strong stand against Sri Lanka at the session of United Nation's top human rights body in Geneva. Sources close to Mr Alagiri say he heard for the first time of this news on television channels.

The sibling rivalry between the sons of DMK chief M Karunanidhi has never been secret. But the tension within the first family of the party has spiked with posters put up in Chennai, which refer to the unhealthy competition between MKAlagiri and his younger brother MK Stalin.

At the age of 87, politician M Karunanidhi cannot contemplate retirement. The competition between his two sons - MK Alagiri and MK Stalin - remains fierce and divise for their party, the DMK, which is the biggest ally of Dr Manmohan Singh's coalition government.

Hitting back at the BJP, which has been taking frequent potshots at his party over 'nepotism', ruling DMK leader and minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said he does belong to a family-run party as all of Tamil Nadu is Karunanidhi's family.

The generation next is literally taking over Tamil Nadu politics. After succeeding his late father M Karunanidhi, DMK Chief MK Stalin has fielded seven sons and daughters of party veterans for Lok Sabha polls, including his sister Kanimozhi and nephew Dayanidhi Maran.

At an event in Chennai to unveil his life-size statue on Sunday, his son and now DMK chief MK Stalin referred to Karunanidhi's endorsement for members of the Gandhi family and ended up continuing the tradition.

The ancestral house of late DMK chief M Karunanidhi's family at Thirukuvalai village near Tiruvarur in Tamil Nadu has suffered damage in the 'Gaja' cyclone, officials said on Tuesday.

Thousands of supporters gathered outside Chennai's Kauvery hospital on Sunday evening as ailing DMK chief M Karunanidhi's condition took a turn for the worse. The veteran leader's family, too, had reached the hospital and Chief Minister E Palaniswami cut short his tour to Salem and headed for Chennai. In a late night statement, the hospital said hi...

Vikram's daughter Akshita married Manu Ranjith at Karunanidhi's Chennai residence on Monday

"It was a very private ceremony. The couple had known each other for a long time and got engaged with the consent of their parents. The wedding is scheduled to take place next year," said a source

MK Alagiri, expelled from the DMK just days ago by his father, is stacking up a series of visits to other family members.

The burn rate of one of India's most prominent political family feuds accelerated sharply today, with MK Alagiri being suspended from the DMK by his father, M Karunanidhi, who is also the party president.

The burn rate of one of India's most prominent political family feuds accelerated sharply today, with MK Alagiri being suspended from the DMK by his father, M Karunanidhi, who is also the party president.

Tamil Nadu's best-known political family feud has just climaxed with MK Alagiri being suspended from the DMK, the party headed by his father, M Karunanidhi.

DMK chief M Karunanidhi today suspended five loyalists of his elder son MK Alagiri from his bastion Madurai, citing indiscipline over some posters they had put up in the temple town.

Yesterday, their father and DMK chief M Karunanidhi announced the party would quit the UPA, citing India's refusal to take a strong stand against Sri Lanka at the session of United Nation's top human rights body in Geneva. Sources close to Mr Alagiri say he heard for the first time of this news on television channels.

The sibling rivalry between the sons of DMK chief M Karunanidhi has never been secret. But the tension within the first family of the party has spiked with posters put up in Chennai, which refer to the unhealthy competition between MKAlagiri and his younger brother MK Stalin.

At the age of 87, politician M Karunanidhi cannot contemplate retirement. The competition between his two sons - MK Alagiri and MK Stalin - remains fierce and divise for their party, the DMK, which is the biggest ally of Dr Manmohan Singh's coalition government.