Political families of Tamil Nadu

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The list of political families of Tamil Nadu state in India.

The Karunanidhi Family - DMK[]

• Late M. Karunanidhi, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
  • M. K. Stalin, current Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (Son of Karunanidhi)
  • Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of M.K.Stalin. He is DMK 's youth wing secretary and an MLA from Cheppauk - Thiruvallikeni constituency.
  • M. K. Alagiri, former Union Minister in Government of India (Eldest son of Karunanidhi)
  • Kanimozhi, Member of Parliament from Lok Sabha (Daughter of Karunanidhi)
  • Late Murasoli Maran, Former Union Minister in Government of India (nephew of Karunanidhi)
    • Dayanidhi Maran, Member of Parliament from Lok Sabha and Former Union Minister in Government of India (son of Murasoli)

The Ramachandran Family - AIADMK[]

• Late M. G. Ramachandran (former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu)
  • Late Janaki Ramachandran, wife of MGR, (former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu)

The Ramadoss Family - PMK[]

• S. Ramadoss PMK founder
• Anbumani Ramadoss Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha and former Cabinet Minister (Ministry of Health) during 2004-09

The P.T.R Family - DMK[]

• P. T. Rajan, Chief Minister of Madras Presidency in 1936.
  • P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan, former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and Minister in the State Cabinet.
  • P.T.R.Palanivel Thiyagarajan , finance minister of Tamil Nadu.

The Kumaramangalam Family - Multiparty[]

• Late P. Subbarayan, former Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (1926–1930), Member of Lok Sabha from Tiruchengode
• Radhabai Subbarayan, Famous human rights activist
  • Mohan Kumaramangalam, politician and trade union leader from the Communist Party of India.
    • Rangarajan Kumaramangalam, Indian politician. Member of Lok Sabha from Salem and later, Tiruchirapalli and Union Minister in Government of India
    • Lalitha Kumaramangalam, politician and member of the BJP's national executive.
  • Parvathi Krishnan , Former Member of Lok Sabha from Coimbatore.

The Rajagopalachari Family - Congress[]

• Late C. Rajagopalachari, Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (1937–40), Madras State (1952–54), Governor of West Bengal (1946–48), Governor-General of India (1948–50). Union Minister in Government of India (1950–52).
  • Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Governor of West Bengal.
  • C. R. Narasimhan, Former Member of Lok Sabha from Krishnagiri.

The C.P.Ramaswami Iyer family - Congress[]

• C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, Member of Madras Legislative Council and Diwan of Travancore.
  • C. R. Pattabhi Raman, Former Member of Lok Sabha from Kumbakonam.

The Bhaktavatsalam Family - Congress[]

• M. Bhaktavatsalam, Chief Minister of Madras state (1962–1967).
• Jayanthi Natarajan, Former Member of Indian Parliament.

The G. K. Moopanar Family - TMC[]

• Late G. K. Moopanar, Indian politician and founder of the Tamil Maanila Congress.
  • G. K. Vasan, Former Union Minister in Government of India.

The Vaiko Family - MDMK[]

• Vaiko, founder of the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
  • Durai Vaiyapuri, Internet wing MDMK.

The O. Paneerselvam Family - AIADMK[]

• O. Paneerselvam (Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu)
  • O. P. Raveendranath Kumar Member of Parliament (Eldest son of O.P.S)

The Durai Murugan Family - DMK[]

• Durai Murugan (Current Minister for Water Resources of Tamil Nadu)
  • Kathir Anand Member of Parliament from Vellore (Lok Sabha constituency) (Only Son of Durai Murugan)

The T R Baalu Family - DMK[]

• T R Baalu, MP from Sriperumbudur and Treasurer of DMK
  • T R B Rajaa, MLA from Mannargudi and Member of [1]

The V. Thangapandian Family - DMK[]

• Thangam Thennarasu Former MLA Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)
  • Thangam Thennarasu, Son of Thangam Thennarasu. Minister for Department of Industries , Tamil Official Language, Tamil Culture and Archeology Minister of Tamil nadu]]
  • Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Daughter of Thangam Thennarasu. She is member of Parliament Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)

The I. Periyasamy Family - DMK[]

• I. Periyasamy, 2021 Minister of Co-operation, Government of Tamilnadu.
  • , Son of , an MLA from Attur (state assembly constituency)

The Anbil P. Dharmalingam Family - DMK[]

• Anbil P. Dharmalingam, was one of the founder-members of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
  • Anbil Poyyamozhi, son of Anbil P. Dharmalingam, Former minister of School Education of Tamil Nadu,
    • Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, son of Anbil Poyyamozhi a member of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Minister for School Education in Tamil Nadu
  • Anbil Periyasamy, son of Anbil P. Dharmalingam, Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, Tiruchirappalli – II

The K. Anbazhagan Family - DMK[]

• K. Anbazhagan, Former minister of Finance.
  • A.Vetriazhagan, Grandson of K. Anbazhagan, an MLA from Villivakkam (state assembly constituency)

The K. Ponmudy Family - DMK[]

• K. Ponmudy, Minister of Higher Education of Tamil Nadu
  • Gautham Sigamani, Son of K.Ponmudy, an MP from Kallakurichi (Lok Sabha constituency)

The Aladi Aruna (alias) V Arunachalam Family - DMK[]

• Aladi Aruna, Former Minister of Law
  • Poongothai Aladi Aruna, Daughter of Aladi Aruna, Former minister of Tamil Nadu for Information Technology

The N. V. Natarajan Family - DMK[]

• N. V. Natarajan Founding member of DMK. He was former minister for Labour and Backward classes in Tamil Nadu Government during 1969 - 1975
  • N. V. N. Somu Son of N. V. Natarajan. He was former Lok Shaba member.
    • Kanimozhi NVN Somu Daughter of N. V. N. Somu Member of Rajya Shaba from DMK.

The Arcot N. Veeraswami Family - DMK[]

• Arcot N. Veeraswami Former treasurer of DMK, Former Minister of DMK
  • Kalanidhi Veeraswamy Member of Lok Shaba from North Chennai constituency