Political families of Tamil Nadu

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TN Political families

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

Families in Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)

The Karunanidhi Family - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Late M. Karunanidhi, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- M. K. Stalin, five-time MLA, former Deputy Chief Minister, DMK Youth Wing President (1982–2017) Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (2021–2026) (son of Karunanidhi)
- Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of M.K.Stalin. He is DMK 's youth wing secretary and Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu. Deputy chief minister of tamilnadu.( Son of M.K. Stalin).
- 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 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 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 former Minister in the State Cabinet.
- P.T.R.Palanivel Thiyagarajan, IT minister of Tamil Nadu.

The T R Baalu Family - DMK

T R Baalu, MP from Sriperumbudur and Treasurer of DMK
- T R B Rajaa, MLA from Mannargudi, Minister for Industries, Investments and Commerce in GoTN, Secretary of DMK IT Wing

The V. Thangapandian Family - DMK

V. Thangapandian Former MLA Aruppukottai (state assembly constituency)
- Thangam ThennarasuMinister for Finance and HR Management in GoTN
- Thamizhachi Thangapandian, Daughter of [V. Thangapandian]. She is member of Parliament Chennai South (Lok Sabha constituency)

The I. Periyasamy Family - DMK

I. Periyasamy, 2021 Minister of Rural Development, Government of Tamil Nadu.
- I P Senthil Kumar, Son of I.Periyasamy, 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

N. Periasamy's family

N. Periasamy, Former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Thoothukkudi
- P. Geetha Jeevan, Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment of Tamil Nadu (Daughter of N. Periasamy)
- P. Jegan, Mayor of the Thoothukkudi City Municipal Corporation (Son of N. Periasamy)

The K. P. P. Samy Family - DMK

K. P. P. Samy, former Minister for Fisheries in Tamil Nadu state of India
- K P Shankar, brother of K. P. P. Samy, member Legislative Assembly from the Tiruvottiyur constituency in 2021

The S. Sivasubramanian Family - DMK

S. Sivasubramanian, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu from Andimadam constituency in 1989 election
- S. S. Sivasankar, Minister for Transport

The Families in Congress

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 P. Chidambaram Family - Congress

P. Chidambaram, Former Minister for Finance, Corporate affairs, Law and Justice, Commerce and Industries, Home Affairs of India. Presently an elected Member of Rajyasabha.

- Karti P. Chidambaram, Elected Member of Lokshaba from Sivaganga.

The E. M. Sudarsana Natchiyappan Family - Congress

E. M. Sudarsana Natchiyappan, Former Member of Lokshaba from Sivaganga.

- Manickam Tagore, Elected Member of Lokshaba from Virudhunagar.

The Bhaktavatsalam Family - Congress

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

Families in the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)

M. G. Ramachandran's family

M. G. Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- V. N. Janaki Ramachandran, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (Wife of M. G. Ramachandran)

C. Venugopal's family

C. Venugopal, Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Vandavasi
- C. Ve. Shanmugam, Former Minister for Law, Courts and Prisons Tamil Nadu (Son of C. Venugopal)

D. Jayakumar's family

D. Jayakumar, Former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- J. Jayavardhan, Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Chennai South (Son of D. Jayakumar)

O. Paneerselvam's family

O. Paneerselvam, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- P. Ravindhranath, Former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Theni (Son of O. Panneerselvam)

P. H. Pandian's family

P. H. Pandian, Former Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Paul Manoj Pandian, Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Son of P. H. Pandian)

Singai Govindarasu's family

Singai Govindarasu, Former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Singanallur
- Singai G. Ramachandran, Students' Wing Secretary of the AIADMK (Son of Singai Govindarasu)

V. M. C. Varada's family

V. M. C. Varada, Former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Neravy – T. R. Pattinam
- V. M. C. V. Ganapathy, Former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Neravy – T. R. Pattinam (Son of V. M. C. Varada)

V. P. Balasubramanian's family

V. P. Balasubramanian, Former Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- V. P. B. Paramasivam, Former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Vedasandur (Son of V. P. Balasubramanian)

V. V. Rajan Chellappa's family

V. V. Rajan Chellappa, Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
- V. V. R. Raj Satyen, IT Wing Secretary of the AIADMK (Son of V. V. Rajan Chellappa)

Families in multiparties

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 V. K. Sasikala Family - Multi Parties

VK Sasikala, Indian Businesswoman turned Politician
M. Natarajan, Sasikala's husband
V. K. Dhivakaran, Founder of defunct party Anna Dravidar Kazhagam and brother of VK Sasikala
T. T. V. Dhinakaran, General Secretary of Ammk and Sasikala's elder Sister Vanimani's Son
- Anuradha Dhinakaran, Dhinakaran's wife.
V. N. Sudhakaran, Jayalalithaa's ex-foster son and brother of TTV Dhinakaran
T. T. V. Bhaskaran, Founder General Secretary of Anna Mgr Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam and brother of TTV Dhinakaran
J. Illavarsi, Sasikala's brother Jayaraman's widow
Vivek Jayaraman, Sasikala's brother Jayaraman's son

The Vasanth Family

H. Vasanthakumar - INC, three-time Member of Lok Sabha from Kanniyakumari
- Vijay Vasanth - INC, (son of H. Vasanthakumar) Member of Lok Sabha from Kanniyakumari
Kumari Ananthan- Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress, Thondar Congress, INC, (elder brother of H. Vasanthakumar) - former Member of Lok Sabha from Nagercoil, Two-time MLA from Thiruvottiyur and Radhapuram from Gandhi Kamaraj National Congress, Two-time MLA from Sathankulam Assembly constituency from INC.
Tamilisai Soundararajan - BJP, (niece of H. Vasanthakumar), former Governor of Telangana and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry (Additional Charge).

Family in MDMK

The Vaiko Family - MDMK

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

Family in PMK

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

Families in the Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) (TMC(M))

G. K. Moopanar's family

G. K. Moopanar, Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu
- G. K. Vasan, Former Minister of Shipping of India (Son of G. K. Moopanar)