Archive · 16 Sep 2026
DMK Postpones Mupperum Vizha After Stalin Falls Ill
The DMK planned a big celebration called Mupperum Vizha in Chennai.
The party postponed it because its president, M.K. Stalin, was unwell.
A party statement said he had a fever.
The party did not give more information about his condition.
Stalin also missed a morning ceremony honoring C.N. Annadurai.
The celebration honors Annadurai, Periyar and the founding of the DMK.
Several awards were supposed to be presented at the event.
The party will announce a new date later.
Other Tamil Nadu leaders separately remembered Annadurai.
The DMK postponed Tuesday evening’s Mupperum Vizha celebration in Chennai after party president M.K. Stalin fell ill.
A party release said Stalin had a fever, while further details about his condition were not disclosed.
DMK general secretary Duraimurugan said a revised date would be announced later, and all related programmes were deferred.
The event was to commemorate Periyar and C.N. Annadurai’s birth anniversaries and the DMK’s founding, with several awards planned.
Stalin also missed Annadurai’s birth anniversary observances, while TVK leaders and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay separately paid tribute to Annadurai.
- Who
- The DMK, its president M.K. Stalin, and general secretary Duraimurugan; TVK leaders and Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay also participated in separate Annadurai tributes.
- What
- The DMK postponed its annual Mupperum Vizha and all programmes linked to it.
- When
- The event was scheduled for Tuesday evening; the replacement date was not announced.
- Where
- Kalaignar Arangam at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters in Chennai.
- Why
- The party said Stalin was ill with a fever; the nature and seriousness of his condition were otherwise not disclosed.
- Event
- Mupperum Vizha, the DMK’s annual triple celebration
- Original schedule
- Tuesday evening
- Venue
- Kalaignar Arangam, Anna Arivalayam, Chennai
- Postponement announcement
- DMK general secretary Duraimurugan
- Reported illness
- A party press release said Stalin had a fever
- Commemorations
- The birth anniversaries of Periyar and Annadurai, plus the DMK’s founding
- Planned awards
- Periyar, Anna, Kalaignar, Pavendhar and M.K. Stalin awards
- New date
- To be communicated later
