M. K. Alagiri
M. K. Alagiri | |
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Alagiri in June 2009 | |
| Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | |
| In office 28 May 2009 – 21 March 2013 | |
| President | Pratibha Patil Pranab Mukherjee |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Ram Vilas Paswan |
| Succeeded by | Srikant Kumar Jena, MoS (I/C) |
| Constituency | Madurai |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1 June 2009 – 18 May 2014 | |
| Leader of the House | |
| Preceded by | P. Mohan |
| Succeeded by | R. Gopalkrishnan |
| Constituency | Madurai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muthuvel Karunanidhi Alagiri 30 January 1951 Madras, Madras State, India (present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu) |
| Political party | Dravida Munnetra Kazagham (until 2000 & 2001 - 2014) |
| Spouse | Kanthi Alagiri (m. 1972) |
| Relations | • M. K. Selvi (younger sister) • M. K. Stalin (younger brother) • M. K. Tamilarasu (younger brother) |
| Children | Dayanidhi 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).