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Karunanidhi family is an Indian political family which has been dominant in the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for most of Tamil Nadu's history since the late 1960s. Karunanidhi has been Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five terms and the DMK party leader from 1968. 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. M K Stalin has been a four-time MLA in Tamil Nadu Legislative assembly and a one time deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. M. K. Alagiri is the Minister of Chemicals in the central cabinet and also the co-ordinator for South Tamil Nadu for DMK. Kanimozhi is a nominated Member of the Parliament in Rajya Sabha. 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 and Arulnithi are involved in Tamil cinema industry. With large presence of the family members both in the central government and state government has led to the topic of political nepotism.〔 Two of the family members, Kanimozhi and Dayanidhi Maran have been charged by CBI for their alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum scam, listed by ''Time'' magazine in second position on their "Top 10 Abuses of Power" list (just behind the Watergate scandal). The fourth generation of the family is accused of using political clout in their favour in the Tamil cinema industry.〔 ==Karunanidhi== Muthuvel Karunanidhi (born Dakshinamurthi, 3 June 1924)〔("Karunanidhi's Kutumbam". ) ''The Indian Express''〕 is the head of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), a Dravidian political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. He has been the leader of the DMK since the death of its founder, C. N. Annadurai, in 1969, though the party had leading stalwarts in Nedunchezhian, E. V. K. Sampath, K. A. Mathiazhagan, Nanjil K. Manoharan and K. Anbazhagan, who were called ''Aim perum Thalaivargal'' meaning five great leaders.〔Ramaswamy 2007, p. 61〕 He has served as chief minister five times (1969–71, 1971–76, 1989–91, 1996–2001 and 2006–2011). He holds the record of winning his seat in every election in which he has participated in a political career spanning more than 60 years.〔("Karunanidhi wins for record 11th time" - Sify.com )〕〔()〕 He is also a playwright and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He married three times; his wives are the late Padmavathy, Dayalu Ammal and Rajathiammal.〔(In South India, more the merrier ) - The Times of India 2 May 2006〕〔(Rama, Ravana battle again in TN ) - Rediff〕 He has four sons, namely M. K. Muthu, M. K. Alagiri, M. K. Stalin, and M. K. Tamilarasu and two daughters, Selvi and Kanimozhi. M. K. Muthu, his eldest son, was born to Padmavathy, who died early. Azhagiri, Stalin, Selvi and Tamilarasu were born to Dayaluammal, while Kanimozhi is the only daughter from his third wife, Rajathiammal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karunanidhi family」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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