Political Families of India - Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

The Karunanidhi Family

• M. Karunanidhi, Tamil Nadu Ex Chief Minister
  • M.K. Stalin, Tamil Nadu Ex Deputy Chief Minister (Son of Karunanidhi)
  • M K Azhagiri, Union Minister (Eldest son of Karunandihi)
  • Kanimozhi, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Daughter of Karunanidhi)
  • Late Murasoli Maran, Former Union Minister (nephew of Karunanidhi)
    • Dayanidhi Maran, Union Minister (son of Murasoli)

The Ramachandran Family

• M.G. Ramachandran (Ex-Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu)
  • Janaki Ramachandran, wife of MGR, (Ex-Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu)

The S. Ramadoss Family

• S. Ramadoss PMK founder
• Anbumani Ramadoss Rajya Sabha MP & Ex-Cabinet Minister(Ministry of Health) during 2004-09

The P. T. Rajan family

• P. T. Rajan, Chief Minister of Madras Presidency in 1936.
  • P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan, Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and minister in the state cabinet.

The Kumaramangalam Family

• P. Subbarayan, Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (1926–1930), Member of Lok Sabha for 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 for Salem and later, Tiruchirapalli and Union Minister.
    • Lalitha Kumaramangalam, politician and member of the BJP's national executive.
  • Parvathi Krishnan, Member of Lok Sabha for Coimbatore.

The Rajagopalachari family

• 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 (1950–52)
  • • Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Governor of West Bengal.
  • C. R. Narasimhan, Member of Lok Sabha for Krishnagiri.

The C. P. Ramaswami Iyer family

• Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, Member of Madras Legislative Council and Diwan of Travancore.
  • C. R. Pattabhiraman, Member of Lok Sabha for Kumbakonam.

The Bhaktavatsalam family

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

The Moopanar family

• G. K. Moopanar, Indian politician and founder of the Tamil Maanila Congress.
  • G. K. Vasan, State leader of the Indian National Congress.