M. K. Alagiri

M. K. Alagiri
Alagiri in June 2009
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
In office
28 May 2009 – 21 March 2013
PresidentPratibha Patil
Pranab Mukherjee
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byRam Vilas Paswan
Succeeded bySrikant Kumar Jena, MoS (I/C)
ConstituencyMadurai
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1 June 2009 – 18 May 2014
Leader of the House
Preceded byP. Mohan
Succeeded byR. Gopalkrishnan
ConstituencyMadurai
Personal details
Born
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Alagiri

(1951-01-30) 30 January 1951 (age 73)
Madras, Madras State, India
(present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazagham (until 2000 & 2001 - 2014)
SpouseKanthi Alagiri [1] (m. 1972)
Relations• M. K. Selvi (younger sister)
M. K. Stalin (younger brother)
• M. K. Tamilarasu (younger brother)
ChildrenDayanidhi Azhagiri
Anjugaselvi
Kayalvizhi
Parent(s)Karunanidhi
Dayalu Ammal
Residence(s)Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Muthuvel Karunanidhi Alagiri (born 30 January 1951), commonly known as M. K. Alagiri, is an Indian politician from Tamil Nadu and was a Union Cabinet Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers from 28 May 2009 to 20 March 2013. He is the second son of the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M. Karunanidhi and his second wife Dayalu Ammal and the head of South Zone of Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (up to 2014).

  1. ^ "Hearing in Alagiri firm case adjourned". The Times of India. 20 September 2011.