When Karunanidhi attempted to revamp DMK in 1999
M.K. Stalin initiates a significant DMK revamp, imposing age limits and tenure caps to empower next-generation leaders amid challenges.
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and incumbent DMK president M.K. Stalin has now announced a massive revamp exercise in the party’s structure following the defeat in the Assembly elections in 2026
Updated - September 09, 2026 07:02 pm IST
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin pays floral tribute to the portrait of late party leader M. Karunanidhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI
In the wake of the defeat of the DMK-led front in this year’s Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, the party’s president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has now announced a massive revamp exercise in the organisation's structure. An age limit and cap on tenures have been established. This internal restructuring reform is expected to see the exit of several regional satraps from the posts of party district secretaries and give opportunities for many next-generation leaders.
How deftly Mr. Stalin manages to pull off this exercise and what compromises he would be forced to make — such as rewarding family members of incumbents — remains to be seen.
Published - September 09, 2026 06:30 am IST
Tamil Nadu InFocus / Tamil Nadu / Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam / M. Karunanidhi (1924-2018)
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