<p>At 42, she is daughter of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M. Karunanidhi and Rajathi Ammal. <br /><br />She is seen as her father's literary heir and heads the party's literary wing.<br />When the Maran brothers - Dayanidhi and Kalanithi, sons of DMK veteran Murasoli Maran - parted ways with Karunanidhi's family (they are now back), Kanimozhi was brought into the Rajya Sabha in 2007.<br /><br />A Tamil poetess, Kanimozhi had a stint in journalism. <br /><br />She was a sub-editor in The Hindu newspaper. She looked after Kungumam, a Tamil magazine belonging to the Sun TV group.<br /><br />She was a columnist for The Week magazine and features editor for a Singapore-based Tamil daily, Tamil Murasu.<br /><br />Kanimozhi had her schooling in Church Park Convent - where AIADMK chief and former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa too studied - and did her Masters in Economics from the University of Madras.<br /><br />She is the prime force behind the Chennai Sangamam, a week-long festival of folk arts held in Chennai by NGO Tamil Maiyam, of which she is a board member.<br /><br />Queried about the raids by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Tamil Maiyam's office, Kanimozhi told IANS: "I have no comments."<br /><br />Kanimozhi organises job fairs for rural youth under the banner "Kalaignar 85" in various districts in Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />She has published four books in Tamil. Some of them have translated into English, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu.<br /><br />She is married to G. Aravindan and they have a son.</p>
<p>At 42, she is daughter of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader M. Karunanidhi and Rajathi Ammal. <br /><br />She is seen as her father's literary heir and heads the party's literary wing.<br />When the Maran brothers - Dayanidhi and Kalanithi, sons of DMK veteran Murasoli Maran - parted ways with Karunanidhi's family (they are now back), Kanimozhi was brought into the Rajya Sabha in 2007.<br /><br />A Tamil poetess, Kanimozhi had a stint in journalism. <br /><br />She was a sub-editor in The Hindu newspaper. She looked after Kungumam, a Tamil magazine belonging to the Sun TV group.<br /><br />She was a columnist for The Week magazine and features editor for a Singapore-based Tamil daily, Tamil Murasu.<br /><br />Kanimozhi had her schooling in Church Park Convent - where AIADMK chief and former chief minister J. Jayalalithaa too studied - and did her Masters in Economics from the University of Madras.<br /><br />She is the prime force behind the Chennai Sangamam, a week-long festival of folk arts held in Chennai by NGO Tamil Maiyam, of which she is a board member.<br /><br />Queried about the raids by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Tamil Maiyam's office, Kanimozhi told IANS: "I have no comments."<br /><br />Kanimozhi organises job fairs for rural youth under the banner "Kalaignar 85" in various districts in Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />She has published four books in Tamil. Some of them have translated into English, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu.<br /><br />She is married to G. Aravindan and they have a son.</p>