Political families of Tamil Nadu

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

Families in DMK

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 Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu
  • 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

The N. Periasamy Family - DMK

• N. Periasamy,former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Tuticorin constituency in the 1989[1] and 1996 elections.
  • Geetha Jeevan is the daughter of N. Periasamy,Minister for Social Welfare and Women Empowerment

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 Bhaktavatsalam Family - Congress

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

The Families in AIADMK

The Ramachandran Family - AIADMK

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

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)

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, Founding General Secretary of 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 foster son and brother of TTV Dhinakaran
• T. T. V. Bhaskaran, Founding 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 Tamil Nadu 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

Family in TMC

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.