Kanimozhi KarunanidhiDOCKET NO. 17177

AGE

56

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Economics, Ethiraj College for Women (1994)

TERMS SERVED

1

PROFESSION BEFORE POLITICS

Journalist, Poet, Social Activist

DECLARED ASSETS

₹60.4 Cr

DYNASTY CONNECTIONS

Daughter of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. Half-sister of current CM M. K. Stalin.

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi is a seasoned politician, poet, and journalist. As the daughter of DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi, she serves as the Deputy General Secretary of the DMK. She initially served as a Rajya Sabha MP before successfully contesting the Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha seat in 2019 and retaining it in 2024. She has been a strong advocate for Tamil culture, women's rights, and federalism at the national level.

ATTENDANCE

70.1%

QUESTIONS ASKED

103

DEBATES PARTICIPATED

29

MPLADS UTILIZATION

34.0%

SOURCE: PRS India

ALLOCATED

₹14.70 Cr

SPENT

₹5.83 Cr

UNSPENT

₹8.87 Cr

UTILIZATION

39.7%

WORKS COMPLETED

11

WORKS RECOMMENDED

40

SOURCE: Empowered Indian (empoweredindian.in/mplads), MPLADS government data

0 FULFILLED · 0 BROKEN · 1 IN PROGRESS · 1 UNVERIFIED

1. 01. Abolition of CAA: Repealing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

   UNVERIFIED

   No legislative action at the central level has been taken to repeal the CAA.

   party manifesto · SOURCE: DMK 2024 Manifesto

2. 02. Welfare for Salt Pan Workers: Advocating for better working conditions, wages, and GST reduction for the Thoothukkudi salt pan and matchbox industries.

   IN PROGRESS

   Kanimozhi has repeatedly raised this issue in parliament and state-level welfare initiatives have seen some incremental funding.

   general · SOURCE: 2024 Thoothukkudi Campaign

2 active cases comprising 4 IPC sections, largely tied to historical political and legal matters including protests and alleged financial irregularities from past decades.

• Was prominently accused and jailed in connection with the 2G spectrum scam in 20

  HIGH · ACQUITTED

  Was prominently accused and jailed in connection with the 2G spectrum scam in 2011, though she was later acquitted by a special CBI court in 2017. [Verification note: Partially verified: Arrested May 20, 2011; granted bail Nov 28, 2011 (188 days custody); acquitted Dec 21, 2017. 'Jailed' is inaccurate—she was bailed.]

  2011 · SOURCE: Wikipedia, Tribune India, The Quint

• [1] DMK 2024 Manifesto
• [2] 2024 Thoothukkudi Campaign