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M. K. Stalin elected DMK president

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M. K. Stalin elected DMK president
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M. K. Stalin was elected unopposed as president of the DMK, succeeding his father M. Karunanidhi.

At the DMK general council on 28 August 2018, M. K. Stalin was elected the party's second president, following Karunanidhi's death three weeks earlier. He had been working president since January 2017. Stalin had previously been Mayor of Chennai and Deputy Chief Minister. He led the party to large victories in the 2019 Lok Sabha and 2021 Assembly elections.

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