5 facts about Udhayanidhi Stalin who is likely to be Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister

The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK government in Tamil Nadu is likely to elevate sports minister Udhayanidhi Stalin to deputy chief minister. DMK party cadres and leaders want the Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin's son to become the deputy chief minister, a move which will be a “huge advantage” for the party in the 2026 assembly elections, a senior party leader said told news agency PTI.

Udhayanidhi won from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni assembly constituency during 2021 assembly elections.(PTI file photo)

DMK organising secretary RS Bharathi, however, made it clear that party president and CM Stalin will take the final call on the matter.