C. N. Annadurai
Indian film writer and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India
- Lived
- 1909–1969
- Country
- Dominion of India
Updated September 2026
About C. N. Annadurai
Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, also known as Perarignar Anna, was an Indian politician who was the founder and first general-secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He served as the fourth and last chief minister of Madras State from 1967 until 1969, and then as the first chief minister of Tamil Nadu for 20 days before his death in office. He was the first member of a Dravidian party to hold either post.
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