8 years ago
Chennai:
MK Stalin was elected as the DMK president unopposed at the party''s general council meeting held in Chennai today. Mr Stalin becomes the second president of one of the oldest political parties in the country, a post held by his late father and five-time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for 49 years. The election was necessitated after Mr Karunanidhi death on August 7. Mr Stalin's elevation comes amid threats by his elder brother and expelled DMK leader MK Alagiri that the party will have to face "consequences" if he was not re-admitted into its fold.
