References 11   External links [ edit ] Early life M. Karunanidhi was born as Dakshinamurthy [ 7 ]  in  Thirukuvalai  in  Nagapattinam ,  British India , [ 8 ] on 3 June 1924 to Muthuvel and Anjugam. [ 2 ]  He belongs to the  Isai Vellalar  community. [ 9 ]