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Kanimozhi Karunanidhi | |
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 Kanimozhi in 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 18 June 2019 | |
| Leader of the House | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee |
| Constituency | Thoothukkudi |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 25 July 2007 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Leader of the House | |
| Preceded by | S. G. Indira |
| Succeeded by | P. Wilson |
| Constituency | Tamil Nadu |
| Chairperson – Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj | |
| Assumed office 13 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Prataprao Jadhav |
| Chairperson – District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee | |
| Assumed office 18 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee |
| Chairperson – Tuticorin Airport Advisory Committee | |
| Assumed office 18 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | J. Jayasingh Thiyagaraj Natterjee |
| Chairperson – Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
| In office 13 September 2019 – 12 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Anandrao Adsul |
| Succeeded by | Shashi Tharoor |
| President – The Hindu Office and National Press Employees’ Union | |
| Assumed office 12 April 2017 | |
| Preceded by | E. Gopal |
| Parliamentary Chairperson of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Assumed office 10 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | T. R. Baalu |
| Deputy Leader of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Lok Sabha | |
| In office 18 June 2019 – 5 June 2024 | |
| Leader | T. R. Baalu |
| Succeeded by | Dayanidhi Maran |
| Deputy General Secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| Assumed office 9 October 2022 | |
| President | M. K. Stalin |
| General Secretary | Duraimurugan |
| Preceded by | Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan |
| Women's Wing Secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| In office 9 January 2015 – 23 November 2022 | |
| President | |
| General Secretary | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | J. Helen Davidson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kanimozhi 5 January 1968 Madras, Madras State, India (present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu) |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| Spouse |
G. Aravindan (m. 1997) |
| Relations | See Karunanidhi family |
| Children | Aditya Aravindan (Son) |
| Parent(s) | Father: M. Karunanidhi Mother: Rajathi Ammal |
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| Education | Master of Economics |
| Alma mater | Ethiraj College for Women |
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Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (born 5 January 1968) is an Indian politician, poet and journalist. She is a Member of Parliament, representing Thoothukkudi constituency in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament of India. She was also a former MP who represented Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of India's Parliament).[2] Kanimozhi is the daughter of the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi and his third wife Rajathi Ammal.
Kanimozhi belongs to the Indian political party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), where she functions as the deputy general secretary. Her half-brothers M. K. Alagiri and M. K. Stalin are the former Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of the Republic of India and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu respectively.
- ^ "The Big and Mighty Karuna family". Daily News and Analysis. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Detailed Profile: Smt. Kanimozhi". Govt. of India. Archived from the original on 30 March 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2010.