Edappadi K. Palaniswami

AIADMK general secretary

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Born: March 2, 1954, Edappadi

Party: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Previous offices: Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Member of the Lok Sabha

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister, ending Dravidian duopoly

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As of May 2026: Party finished behind both TVK and DMK

Tamil Nadu has been ruled by either the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) or the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) for 59 years. On Saturday, that ended when Tamil film star C. Joseph Vijay was sworn in as Chief Minister at Chennai's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Updated May 31