DMK president M K Stalin was sworn in as chief minister of Tamil Nadu at a low-key ceremony on the lawns of Raj Bhavan in Chennai on 7th May 2021.
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He is the son of the former Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. He has also served as president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party since 28 August 2018.
The 68-year-old Stalin steered the party to power after a remarkable victory in 2019 general elections. It is the sixth time that the DMK is forming a government in Tamil Nadu.
The DMK won 125 seats, while four from the MDMK, two from the MMK, one each from the TVK and the KNMK won on the DMK’s rising sun symbol, taking the tally to 133 in the 234-member assembly.