CHENNAI, Nov. 13 -- Sixty-six-year-old MK Stalin has become the undisputed and unquestionable leader of the DMK,

Tamil Nadu's principal Opposition party. This has been made possible by amending the bylaws dealing with the powers vested on the party president in the general council meeting of the party held earlier this week at Chennai.

With the new amendments enacted by the general council, Stalin need not consult the general secretary of the party to take any decision or break any logjams.

According to a member of the general council, the new rule has empowered the president to take decisions ranging from the district unit to the party head quarters. The amendments were drafted by Stalin's close confidante P Wilson, the newly elected Ra...