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    Kanimozhi replaces T R Baalu as DMK parliamentary party leader

    Chief minister M K Stalin made the announcement late on Monday days after the DMK-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance won all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu

    Published on: Jun 11, 2024, 11:52:27 IST
    By Divya Chandrababu
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    K Kanimozhi, who was re-elected from Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi Lok Sabha seat, has been named as Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)’s new parliamentary party leader, replacing T R Baalu.

    K Kanimozhi has been the DMK’s face in Delhi. (X)
    K Kanimozhi has been the DMK’s face in Delhi. (X)

    Chief minister M K Stalin made the announcement late on Monday days after the DMK-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance won all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone parliamentary seat in Puducherry.

    Kanimozhi, who has been the ruling DMK’s face in Delhi, is also DMK’s deputy general secretary. Baalu is the party’s treasurer. He was re-elected from Sriperumbudur and will be the DMK’s floor leader in Lok Sabha and Tiruchi Siva in the Rajya Sabha. Baalu was DMK’s leader and Kanimozhi his deputy in the last Lok Sabha.

    Dayanidhi Maran, who was re-elected from the Chennai Central seat, will be DMK’s deputy leader in Lok Sabha. A Raja, who represents the Nilgiris constituency, will continue as the chief whip.

    • Divya Chandrababu
      ABOUT THE AUTHOR
      Divya Chandrababu

      Divya Chandrababu is an award-winning political and human rights journalist based in Chennai, India. Divya is presently Assistant Editor of the Hindustan Times where she covers Tamil Nadu & Puducherry. She started her career as a broadcast journalist at NDTV-Hindu where she anchored and wrote prime time news bulletins. Later, she covered politics, development, mental health, child and disability rights for The Times of India. Divya has been a journalism fellow for several programs including the Asia Journalism Fellowship at Singapore and the KAS Media Asia- The Caravan for narrative journalism. Divya has a master's in politics and international studies from the University of Warwick, UK. As an independent journalist Divya has written for Indian and foreign publications on domestic and international affairs.Read More