Here is a list of the Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu up to that point:
1. A. Subbarayalu Reddiar – 17-12-1920 to 11-07-1921
2. Thiru Panagal Raja – 11-07-1921 to 03-12-1926
3.Dr P subbarayan – 04-12-1926 to 27-10-1930
4.Thiru p munuswamy naidu ( 27.10.1930 to 04.11.1932)
5.Thiru Ramakrishna Ranga Rao,Raja of Bobbili -05-11-1932 to 04-04-1936
6. P. T. Rajan -04-04-1936 to 24-08-1936
7.Thiru Ramakrishna Ranga Rao,Raja of Bobbili – 24-08-1936 to 01-04-1937
8.Thiru Kurma Venkata Reddy Naidu – 01-04-1937 to 14-07-1937
9-Thiru C Rajagopalachari -14-07-1937 to 29-10-1939
10-Thiru Tanguturi Prakasam -30-04-1946 to 23-03-1947
11- O. P. Ramaswamy Reddiar – 23-03-1947 to 06-04-1949
12. Thiru C Rajagopalachari – 10-04-1952 to 13-04-1954
13. Kumaraswami Kamaraj – 13-04-1954 to 02-10-1963
14. M. Bhaktavatsalam – 02-10-1963 to 06-03-1967
15. C. N. Annadurai -06-03-1967 to 03-02-1969[First Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after the state’s formation]
16V. R. Nedunchezhiyan – 1967 (Acting Chief Minister – February 3 – February 10)
17. Kalaingar karunanithi – 10-02-1969 to 04-01-1971 and 15-03-1971 to 31-01-1976
18.M. G. Ramachandran (MGR) – 30-06-1977 to 17-02-1980 and 09-06-1980 to 15-11-1984
And 10-02-1985 to 24-12-1987
19. Janaki Ramachandran -07-01-1988 to 30-01-1988 [Acting Chief Minister]
20. M.karunanidhi – 13-05-1996 to 13-05-2001
21. J. Jayalalithaa – 14-05-2001 to 21-09-2001
22.O. Panneerselvam – 2001 (September 21 – September 29),
23.J.jayalalithaa 02-03-2002 to 12-05-2006
24.Dr. Kalaignar M Karunanidhi 13-05-2006 to 15-05-2011
25 .J jayalalithaa 16-05-2011 to 27-09-2014
26. O Paneer selvam (Acting Chief Minister), 2016 (December 6 – December 17)
27. Edappadi K. Palaniswami – 2017-2021
28. M. K. Stalin – 2021-present
