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Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin ((タミル語:மு.க. ஸ்டாலின்) ''Mu.Ka. Sṭāliṉ''; born 1 March 1953) is an Indian politician, better known as M. K. Stalin, who was Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2009 to 2011. He was Mayor of Chennai from 1996 to 2002. Stalin is the third son of famous Tamil Nadu politician Karunanidhi, and was born to his second wife, Dayalu Ammal. Stalin completed his graduation in history from The New College, Chennai in University of Madras.〔(India Today )〕 Stalin became the Minister for Rural Development and Local Administration in the Government of Tamil Nadu after the 2006 Assembly elections. On 29 May 2009, Stalin was nominated as Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu by Governor Surjit Singh Barnala.〔(Stalin named TN deputy CM )〕 Stalin serves as Youth Wing President of the DMK. On 3 January 2013, M.K. Karunanidhi named him as his heir apparent, thus ending a long time confusion about who would take over the party reins after Karunanidhi's death. == Political career == M. K. Stalin was born in Madras, now Chennai, on 1 March 1953. He was named after Joseph Stalin, who died later that week. His political career began when, as a 14 year old, he campaigned in the 1967 elections. In 1973, Stalin was elected to the General committee of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He came to limelight when he was jailed under Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) for protesting against the Emergency.〔(Daily Excelsior... Editorial )〕 Stalin has been elected four times to the Tamil Nadu Assembly since 1989 from the Thousand Lights constituency in Chennai. Stalin became the city's first directly elected Mayor in 1996.〔(Towards Singara Chennai - Interview with the Mayor - www.chennaibest.com )〕 Stalin was reelected Mayor in 2001,〔(rediff.com: Stalin re-elected mayor of Madras )〕 however, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa enacted the Tamil Nadu Municipal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2002, a law that prevents a person from holding two elected posts in the government. This law was applied retrospectively to Stalin's case (he was elected MLA) in a move widely seen as aimed at removing as Chennai's Mayor.〔(Mayor's office slips out of Stalin's hand-Cities-The Times of India )〕 However the Madras High Court struck down the law stating that legislative bodies were not "prevented" from making laws affecting the "substantive rights" of persons retrospectively. However, the court held under Madras (now Chennai) City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, a person cannot be Mayor for two consecutive terms though unlike Stalin earlier mayors were not directly elected. Stalin did not appeal in the Supreme Court.〔(The Telegraph - Calcutta: Nation )〕 Stalin has been arrested several times on various public issues since he was first arrested in 1975 under MISA, which is close to terrorism and goondas act. severe physical punishment has been imposed on him previously. Karunanidhi midnight arrest in which Karunanidhi, Stalin, Maran, and others were arrested and charged in the flyover scam. This was widely considered to be an act of political vendetta,〔(rediff.com: Karunanidhi, Stalin arrested )〕 as the FIR or police complaint was lodged on Friday night and the arrests were carried out only a few hours later on Saturday morning.〔(rediff.com: Personal agenda prevailed over rule of the law: Arun Jaitley )〕 While the arrests took place in 2001, the chargesheet was only filed in court four years later, in 2005.〔(Chargesheet filed out of political vendatta: DMK - Sify.com )〕 In Tamil Nadu, Stalin played a crucial role in the campaigning and the eventual victory of the DMK-Allied-United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the 2009 general election. He won the 2011 MLA election from Kolathur Constituency, Chennai. MK Stalin is also the first politician to introduce modern technologies in the South Indian political arena. The “Reach Your MLA” program introduced by him in 2014 comprises a variety of technological initiatives ranging from interactive website, mobile apps, and 24/7 hot line among others. 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「M. K. Stalin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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