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Rajathi Ammal (M. Karunanidhi’s

movie Businesswoman cake Year 1945 (Tamil Nadu, India)
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Net Worth

₹21 crore (Movable, as in 2011)

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Age

73

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Nation

Indian

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Basic Information

Date of Birth: Year 1945
Birthplace: Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Tamil Nadu, India

Family & Relationships

Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse: of M. Karunanidhi
Children: Sons- M. K. Alagiri (Step-son - with Dayalu Ammal, Politician), M.K. Stalin (Step-son - with Dayalu Ammal, Politician), M. K. Tamilarasu (Step-son - with Dayalu Ammal, Producer) M. K. Muthu (Step-son, with Padmavathi) Daughters- Selvi Geetha Kovilam (Step-daughter with Dayalu Ammal), Kanimozhi (Politician)

Lifestyle

Religion: Hinduism

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Some Lesser Known Facts About Rajathi Ammal

  • Rajathi was always fascinated by acting and started her career as part of the drama troupe run by poet Kannadasan in the mid-1960s.
  • She entered the life of an already married to Dayalu Ammal, and the father of 4 children, Karunanidhi and became his “partner” in the 1960s. Their extra-marital affair went in the public domain when Karunanidhi preferred to refer Rajathi as his daughter Kanimozhi’s mother.

    Rajathi Ammal With Her Husband M. Karunanidhi And Kanimozhi
    Rajathi Ammal With Her Husband M. Karunanidhi And Kanimozhi
  • Though Karunanidhi secretly married Rajathi, the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, considers it as an illegal marriage and as an offence in the eyes of law to have more than one wife at a time.
  • Her step-son Stalin took the baton from his father as his political successor after the 2016 assembly elections.

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