Stalin Eyes Power in Indian State Election April 30, 2021 Born just days before his namesake died in 1953, the Indian Stalin has admitted that his name had caused some awkward moments in Russia. Arun Sankar / AFP
A politician named after Soviet dictator Josef Stalin was poised to win power in an Indian state Friday while elections in another key region of the country were too close to call.
Exit polls suggested M.K. Stalin s Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party had won the elections across Tamil Nadu in southern India by a big margin.
M. Karunanidhi, a left-wing four-time chief minister of the state, named his son after Stalin in tribute to the communist leader.
Apr 30, 2021, 08:00AM ISTSource: TOI.in
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