| 1. He was born into a prominent political family in Madras, now known as Chennai. |
| 2. He was named after Joseph Stalin, the Soviet revolutionary, who passed away four days after M. K. Stalin's birth. |
| 3. Stalin entered politics at a young age, campaigning for the DMK at just 14 during the 1967 Polls. |
| 4. He gained media attention when arrested under MISA for protesting the Emergency during the Indira Gandhi Government. |
| 5. Stalin was involved in acting and film production in the Tamil Film Industry until the early 90s. |
| 6. After becoming Secretary of the Youth Wing, he helped grow it into one of the largest political youth organizations in Tamil Nadu. |
| 7. He served as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu from 2009 to 2011. |
| 8. In 2013, party leader Karunanidhi named Stalin as the party's future heir. |
| 9. Following Jayalalithaa's death in 2016, Stalin publicly accused V. K. Sasikala of being involved. |
| 10. After his father's passing in August 2018, Stalin successfully petitioned the Madras High Court to allow his father's burial at Marina Beach. |
