Coffee table book capturing the CM M.K. Stalin's political journey launched in Chennai
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'M.K. Stalin: The Modern Dravidian Icon', the coffee table book that marks 50 years of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s life in public service was released by Chief Associate Editor and Director of The Week, Riyad Mathew in Chennai on May 7, as the DMK celebrated four years of being in power since 2021.
The book was released in the presence of Stalin and Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin. The first copy of the book was received by state finance minister Thangam Thennarasu. The anthology comprises essays written by fellow politicians, Stalin’s teachers, friends and members of his family.
The coffee table book covers Stalin's journey from a young schoolboy who plunged into politics after being inspired by his father M. Karunanidhi to being Tamil Nadu’s first deputy chief minister and the eighth chief minister of the state. His imprisonment during the Emergency, first win from Thousand Lights constituency in 1989 and stint as the 45th mayor of Chennai are all chronicled in the book.
T'M.K. Stalin: The Modern Dravidian Icon' traces all facets of his life —the politician, the family man, the friend, the party worker and the upholder of the Dravidian ideals that make the state’s politics different from rest of the country. Stalin talks about his dream for Tamils and Tamil Nadu in a detailed interview in the book. The book has articles written by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, recalling his friendship with Stalin, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Kerala Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The communist leader elaborates on Stalin upholding the state rights and how Kerala and Tamil Nadu share the same thoughts. The book also has articles from Shiva Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray, DMK MPs Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, T.R. Baalu and Tiruchi N. Siva, and Tamil Nadu state Planning Commission vice chairman Jeyaranjan among many others. The book also captures one day in the life of Stalin as chief minister.
Apart from the Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, HR and CE minister P. Shekar Babu, Lakshmi Subramanian, Chief of Bureau, The Week, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu, Riyad Mathew, Chief Associate Editor and Director, The Week, Agriculture minister M.R.K. Panneerselvam, Health and family welfare minister Ma. Subramanian, Transport Department Minister S.S. Sivashankar, Industries Minister T.R.B. Raja Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary N. Muruganandham and others participated in the event.
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