The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK; ; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is currently the main opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly.
The DMK was founded on 17 September 1949 by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam, headed by Periyar.
The DMK became the fifth-largest party in the Lok Sabha after the 2024 Indian general election.
History
Origins and foundation
DMK traces its roots to the Justice Party founded by C. Natesa Mudaliar in 1916, in the presence of P. Theagaraya Chetty, P. T. Rajan, T. M. Nair, Arcot Ramasamy Mudaliar and a few others in Victoria Public Hall Madras Presidency.
The Justice Party, whose objectives included social equality and justice, came to power in the first general elections to the Madras Presidency in 1920. Communal division between
and non-Brahmins began in the presidency during the late-19th and early-20th century, mainly due to caste prejudices and disproportionate Brahminical representation in government jobs. The Justice Party's foundation marked the culmination of several efforts to establish an organization to represent the non-Brahmins in Madras and is seen as the start of the Dravidian movement.
In 1935,
Periyar, a popular reformist leader at that time, joined the Justice Party.
In the 1937 elections, the Justice Party lost and the Indian National Congress under C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji) came to power in Madras Presidency. Rajaji's introduction of Hindi as a compulsory subject in schools led to the anti-Hindi agitations, led by Periyar and his associates.
In August 1944, Periyar created the 'Dravidar Kazhagam' (DK) movement out of the Justice Party and the Self-Respect Movement at the Salem Provincial Conference. The DK, conceived as a movement and not a political party, insisted on an independent nation for Dravidians called Dravida Nadu consisting of areas that were covered under the Madras Presidency.
Over the years, many disagreements arose between Periyar and his followers. In 1949, C. N. Annadurai and other members decided to take part in electoral politics and Periyar had strong objection on it. Annadurai and several of his followers decided to split from the DK movement and form the DMK.
The Dravidian philosophy played a key role in the DMK at the helm of administration. It was described it as the earliest subaltern movement in the history of the Indian subcontinent politics to have political representation from former lower castes. This led to greater political participation, which improved representation of the emergent strata, enriched civic life, and subsequently strengthened pluralist democracy in the region.
C. N. Annadurai era (1949–1969)
The DMK's initial participation in electoral politics, in the 1957 legislative assembly elections, was mixed. While it won 15 seats, many prominent leaders such as V. R. Nedunchezhiyan were defeated. It fared somewhat better in the 1962 elections, winning 50 seats and becoming the main opposition party by founder annadurai lost his seat.
Anti-Hindi Imposition agitations
The DMK inherited the anti-
Hindi imposition policies of its parent organization, DK. Founder C.N. Annadurai had earlier participated in the anti-Hindi imposition agitations during 1938–40 and throughout the 1940s.
In July 1953, the DMK launched an agitation against the Union government's proposed name-change of Kallakudi to Dalmiapuram. They claimed that the town's proposed new name, proposed to be named after Dalmia Group, symbolized the exploitation of South India by the North.
The DMK continued its anti-Hindi Imposition policies throughout the 1950s, along with the secessionist demand for Dravida Nadu, which initially adopted a more radical stance than the Dravida Kazhagam. On 28 January 1956, Annadurai, along with Periyar and Rajaji, signed a resolution passed by the Academy of Tamil Culture endorsing the continuation of English as the official language.
On 31 July 1960, another open-air anti-Hindi conference was held in Kodambakkam, Madras. In November 1963, DMK dropped its secessionist demand in the wake of the Sino-Indian War and the passage of the anti-secessionist 16th Amendment to the Indian Constitution. The anti-Hindi stance remained and hardened with the passage of Official Languages Act of 1963. The DMK's view on Hindi's eligibility for official language status were reflected in Annadurai's response to the "numerical superiority of Hindi" argument: "If we had to accept the principle of numerical superiority while selecting our national bird, the choice would have fallen not on the peacock but on the common crow."
Formation of state government
In the 1967 assembly election, DMK came to power in the
Madras State, 18 years after its formation and 10 years after it had first entered electoral politics. This began the Dravidian era in the Madras province, which later became
Tamil Nadu. In 1967, the Congress lost nine states to opposition parties, but it was only in Madras that a single non-Congress Party won a majority. The electoral victory of 1967 is also reputed to be an electoral fusion among the non-Congress parties to avoid a split in the opposition votes.
Rajaji, a former senior leader of the Congress Party, had by then left the Congress and launched the right-wing
Swatantra Party. He played a vital role in bringing about the electoral fusion amongst the opposition parties to align against the Congress.
Following the DMK's victory in the 1967 election, Annadurai formed a cabinet that was the youngest in India at the time.
Other achievements
Self-respect marriages were legalized in India during Annadurai's tenure. Such marriages did not involve priests presiding over the ceremonies, and thus a
Brahmin was not needed to carry out the wedding.
Self-respect marriages were a brainchild of Periyar, who regarded the then conventional marriages as mere financial arrangements which led to great debt through
dowry in many cases. Self-respect marriages, according to him, encouraged inter-caste marriages and caused arranged marriages to be replaced by
Love marriage
Annadurai's party was among the first in India to include a promise of subsidized rice in its election manifesto. He promised one rupee a measure of rice, which he initially implemented once in government, but had to withdraw later. Subsidizing rice costs are still used as an election promise in Tamil Nadu.
It was Annadurai's government that renamed Madras State to Tamil Nadu, its present-day name. The name change itself was first presented in the Rajya Sabha by Bhupesh Gupta, a communist MP from West Bengal, but was then defeated. With Annadurai as chief minister, the state assembly succeeded in passing the bill renaming the state.
Annadurai's government introduced a two-language policy, favoring Tamil and English over Hindi, which marked a significant shift from the previously proposed three language formula. The three-language formula, which was implemented in the neighboring states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, mandated students to study three languages: the regional language, English language, and Hindi.
M. Karunanidhi era (1969–2018)
In 1969, after Annadurai's death, M. Karunanidhi was elected as his successor, defeating rival candidate V. R. Nedunchezhiyan. Karunanidhi headed the DMK until his own death in 2018.
He was also appointed as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu on 10 February 1969, sworn in by then Governor Sardar Ujjal Singh.
In the 1970s, M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.), a popular actor and the party treasurer, had a political feud with the party president Karunanidhi. In 1972, M.G.R. called for a boycott of the party's General Council. The crisis led to a call for a corruption probe by M.G.R. leading to his suspension from the General Council by the high-power committee of DMK. M.G.R. left the DMK and created a new political party, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
In 1976, during the emergency period,
The interim report of the Jain Commission, which oversaw the investigation into the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, indicted Karunanidhi for abetting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Elections under Karunanidhi's presidency
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DMK lost the 1977 Assembly elections to the AIADMK, and stayed out of power in the state until 1989. After MGR's death in December 1987, AIADMK split into two factions led by MGR's wife Janaki and Jayalalithaa. The DMK returned to power in the 1989 state assembly elections and for the third time, Karunanidhi took over as the chief minister in January 1989.
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The 1991 Lok Sabha election was held with the backdrop of DMK government having dissolved within two years of formation due to pressure from ex-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi leading an alliance with Samajwadi Janata Party. In the same year, Rajiv Gandhi was killed by a suicide bomber during his election campaign, and due to DMK's pro-Tamil stance and the dismissal of the state government mid-campaign by Rajiv, public sentiments were against DMK and instead in favor of the AIADMK–Congress alliance, causing the DMK to not win any seats in the Parliament.
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In the 1996 state elections, DMK came to power on strength of corruption charges against Jayalalithaa and their alliance with Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC), headed by G.K. Moopanar.
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In 2001, the AIADMK, on strength of a strong alliance and anti-incumbency factor against DMK, came back to power in the state assembly elections.
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In the 2004 general election, DMK formed an alliance with Congress, the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), and the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). The alliance won all 40 seats of the state including Puducherry. The DMK held 7 ministerial posts in the central government cabinet.
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Two years later in 2006, the same alliance won in the state assembly elections and the DMK formed a minority government in the state with help from Congress. M Karunanidhi became the Chief Minister of the state for the fifth time. The DMK-Congress alliance was also successful in the 2009 general elections.
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In the 2011 Assembly elections, held in the wake of the 2G case and allegations of nepotism, the DMK won only 23 seats, 127 seats less than earlier.
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In the 2014 general election, DMK failed to win any seats.
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In the 2016 state assembly elections, DMK won 89 seats. This was the most number for a single opposition party in the history of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly.
Favouritism towards family members
Karunanidhi has faced accusations and criticism of favouring family members for prominent political and constitutional positions. His supporters have denied these allegations, describing the appointments as based on political trust and experience.
Karunanidhi's nephew,
Murasoli Maran, was a
Union Minister under multiple governments.
M. K. Stalin was elected as the Mayor of
Chennai and later as the deputy chief minister of Tamil Nadu.
Karunanidhi's daughter
Kanimozhi has been appointed as the Rajya Sabha MP twice in 2007 and 2013.
Karunanidhi's nephew's son
Dayanidhi Maran had been appointed as a Union Minister in 2004.
Karunanidhi's grandson, M. K. Stalin's son, Udhayanidhi Stalin, has been elected as an MLA in the state assembly.
Karunanidhi is also accused of allowing Azhagiri to function as an extraconstitutional authority in
Madurai.
M. K. Stalin era (2018–present)
Karunanidhi died on 7 August 2018, leaving the party in the hands of his son, M. K. Stalin. Stalin had been appointed as the working president in January 2017 when his father's health started declining and had previously been named heir apparent by his father. Stalin thus became the second DMK president since the party's inception.
On 25 March 2018, the DMK held a statewide conference in Erode and M. K. Stalin released five slogans at the conference. They were:
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Let us keep an eye on the Kalaignar's command
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Let us grow and admire Tamil
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Let us crush the power pile
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Let us protect humanity from extremism
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Let us grow a prosperous Tamil Nadu
During 2025 end the DMK constituted a committee headed by
Kanimozhi, to prepare the manifesto for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
MK Stalin launched the party's election manifesto portal on 3 January 2026 at the party headquarters.
Over 14,000 suggestions received was received from citizens across the state on the day day one.
Elections under M.K. Stalin presidency
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In the 2019 general election,
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The DMK-led Secular Progressive alliance secured a majority in the 2019 Tamil Nadu local body elections.
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In the 2021 state assembly election, the Secular Progressive Alliance won a majority by securing 159 seats out of 234 seats with a 46% vote share.
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In the 2024 general election, as part of the INDIA Alliance, the DMK contested 21 constituencies. The alliance won all 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, resulting in a clean sweep in the region.
Party ideology
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam follows the principle of Duty, Dignity, and Discipline, as instructed by C. N. Annadurai. This involves protecting democratic rights in politics, establishing a non-dominant society, and carrying out reform work based on rationality to promote the revival of Dravidian ideology. The party aims to overcome poverty in the economic sphere and provide means for the well-being of all on an equitable basis. The party also aims to develop and promote the respective state languages without allowing other languages to dominate. The party believes in promoting the decentralization of powers from the Union government and creating autonomy in the states and federalism at the center.
Dravidian nationalism
The anti-Hindi Imposition agitations of 1965 forced the central government to abandon its efforts to use
Hindi as the only official language of the country.
State autonomy
After The Emergency invoked by Indira Gandhi, more state powers like education and medical care were moved from state control to national control. At the state conference in
Tiruchirappalli after the death of Annadurai, Karunanidhi announced the adoption of the "state autonomy" principle to advocate for state self-governance. In April 1974, the DMK government brought in a resolution in the House urging the centre to accept the Rajamannar Committee recommendations on state autonomy and amend the Constitution of India to pave the way for a truly federal system.
Social justice
The DMK has been involved in the protest for
OBC quota reservation, ensuring the provision legalizing OBC reservation.
The party holds OBC welfare as a tenet of its core ideology
and has implemented reservation related policies in favour of OBCs
and SCs.
The DMK reconstituted the disabled persons welfare board to Differently Abled Persons Departments and changed official terms for transgender individuals to more respectful terms like "Thirunangai" and "Thirunambi".
Party symbol
The party's election symbol is the "sun rising from between two mountains", with a black and red flag pictured. The symbol was inspired by the Karunanidhi's 1950s play
Udaya Suryan and is intended to signify the "rising" spirit of the Dravidian people.
In the 1957 poll, the DMK was not recognized by the Election Commission. The party was grouped as independents and was not united by its rising sun symbol and was forced to contest under the rooster symbol.
Electoral history
Lok Sabha Elections
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| 1962 | C. N. Annadurai | | New | 18.64% | 2,315,610 | rowspan="2" |
| 1967 | | 18 | 51.79% | 7,996,264 |
| 1971 | M. Karunanidhi | | 2 | 55.61% | 8,869,095 | |
| 1977 | | 22 | 37.84% | 6,758,517 | |
| 1980 | | 15 | 55.89% | 10,290,515 | |
| 1984 | | 14 | 37.04% | 8,006,513 | |
| 1989 | | 2 | 33.78% | 8,918,905 | rowspan="2" |
| 1991 | | | 27.64% | 6,823,581 |
| 1996 | | 17 | 54.96% | 14,940,474 | |
| 1998 | | 11 | 42.72% | 10,937,809 | |
| 1999 | | 6 | 46.41% | 12,638,602 | rowspan="3" |
| 2004 | | 4 | 57.40% | 16,483,390 |
| 2009 | | 2 | 42.54% | 12,929,043 |
| 2014 | | 18 | 23.16% | 10,243,767 | |
| 2019 | M. K. Stalin | | 24 | 32.76% | 14,363,332 | |
| 2024 | | 2 | 26.93% | 11,689,879 | |
Legislative Assembly elections
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| 1974 | M. Karunanidhi | | New | | 47,823 | rowspan="2" |
| 1977 | | 1 | | 30,441 |
| 1980 | | 11 | | 68,030 | |
| 1985 | | 9 | | 87,754 | |
| 1990 | | 4 | | 101,127 | |
| 1991 | | 5 | | 96,607 | |
| 1996 | | 3 | | 105,392 | |
| 2001 | | | | 83,679 | |
| 2006 | | | | | |
| 2011 | | 4 | 10.68% | 74,552 | |
| 2016 | | 1 | 8.9% | 70,836 | |
| 2021 | M. K. Stalin | | 4 | 18.51% | 154,858 | |
| 2026 | | 1 | 13.74% | 119,036 | |
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| 1962 | C. N. Annadurai | | New | 27.1% | 3,435,633 | |
| 1967 | | 87 | 40.69% | 6,230,556 | rowspan="2" |
| 1971 | M. Karunanidhi | | 47 | 48.58% | 7,654,935 |
| 1977 | | 136 | 24.89% | 4,258,771 | rowspan="2" |
| 1980 | | 11 | 22.1% | 4,164,389 |
| 1984 | | 13 | 29.3% | 6,362,770 | |
| 1989 | | 116 | 37.89% | 9,135,220 | |
| 1991 | | 148 | 22.5% | 5,535,668 | |
| 1996 | | 171 | 53.77% | 14,600,748 | |
| 2001 | | 142 | 30.90% | 8,669,864 | |
| 2006 | | 65 | 26.50% | 8,728,716 | |
| 2011 | | 73 | 22.40% | 8,249,991 | |
| 2016 | | 66 | 31.39% | 13,670,511 | |
| 2021 | M. K. Stalin | | 44 | 37.7% | 17,430,179 | |
| 2026 | | 64 | 24.19% | 11,929,144 | |
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!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white" | Party leader
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| 1972 | 5th | M. Karunanidhi | 3 | | | 0.26% | | 36,466 | rowspan=2 |
| 1978 | 6th | 2 | | | 0.03% | 0.23% | 6,547 |
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!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white" | Party leader
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!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white" | Seats won
!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white" | Change in seats
!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white" | Percentage of votes
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!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white" | Popular vote
!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white" | Outcome |
| 1978 | 6th | M. Karunanidhi | 3 | | | 0.13% | | 16,437 | |
| +Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections
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!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white" | Change in seats
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!style="background-color:#FF0D0D;color:white" | Outcome |
| 1970 | 4th | M. Karunanidhi | 1 | | | 0.02% | | 1,682 | |
Current office bearers and prominent members
Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Member of the Legislative Assembly from Kolathur
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
President
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Former Minister for Water Resources of Tamil Nadu
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Former Member of the Legislative Assembly from Katpadi
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Former Leader of the House in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
General Secretary
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| T. R. Baalu |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Sriperumbudur
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Former Minister of Shipping of the Republic of India
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Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Treasurer and Lok Sabha Leader
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| K. N. Nehru |
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Former Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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Member of the Legislative Assembly from Tiruchirappalli West
Party Principal Secretary
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| I. Periyasamy |
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Former Minister for Rural Administration
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MLA from Aathoor
Deputy General Secretary
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Leader of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Deputy General Secretary
Member of Parliament (LS) from Nilgiris
Former Union Minister for Information Technology
Deputy General Secretary
Member of Rajya Sabha,
Former State Minister for Handlooms and Textile
Deputy General Secretary
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thoothukkudi
Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Former Member of Parliament (RS)
Former Chairman of Alandur Municipality
Organization Secretary
Former Member of Parliament (RS)
Official Spokesperson
Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Minister for Planning and Development
Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development of Tamil Nadu
Member of Legislative Assembly from Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni
Youth Wing Secretary
Former Minister for Industries,Investments and Commerce
Former Member of Legislative Assembly from Mannargudi
Information Technology Wing Secretary
Former Member of Parliament (LS) from Kanniyakumari
Women's Wing Secretary
Member of Legislative Assembly from Kancheepuram
Students' Wing Secretary
Dayanidhi Maran
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Member of Parliament (LS) from Central Chennai
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Former Union Minister for Information Technology
Sports Wing Secretary
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| Palanivel Thiagarajan |
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Former Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services
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Former Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Madurai Central
Assets Committee Secretary
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Former Member of Legislative Assembly from Thousand Lights
Medical Wing Secretary
Member of Parliament (RS)
NRI Wing Secretary
List of party leaders
Presidents
Working President
General Secretaries
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List of chief ministers
Chief Minister of Madras State
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! | Karunanidhi IV | Chepauk | 11th
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! | Karunanidhi V | 13th
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List of deputy chief ministers
Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Chief Ministers of Puducherry
List of Leaders of the Opposition
Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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List of Speakers & Deputy Speakers of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
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List of union cabinet ministers
V. P. Singh ministry (1989–90)
H.D Devegowda Ministry (199697)
I.K Gujral Ministry (199798)
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Minister of Non-Conventional Energy Sources
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First Manmohan Singh Ministry (20042009)
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Minister of Environment and Forests
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Minister of Finance
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List of Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
Splits and offshoots
There are two major parties that have been formed as a result of splits from the DMK, which are
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), founded on 17 October 1972 by the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M. G. Ramachandran (M.G.R.).
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Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), founded on 6 May 1994 by Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha Vaiko.
Political lineage and offsprings of DMK
Media
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party runs two newspapers: an English weekly named
The Rising Sun and a Tamil daily named
Murasoli.
Kalaignar TV is a TV channel group started on 15 September 2007 and managed by Kanimozhi Karunanidhi and Dayalu Ammal, the daughter and wife of Karunanidhi. The group has multiple sister channels: Kalaignar Isai Aruvi (24×7 Tamil music channel), Kalaignar Seithigal (24×7 Tamil news channel), Kalaignar Sirippoli (24×7 Tamil comedy channel), Kalaignar Chithiram (24×7 Tamil cartoon channel), Kalaignar Murasu(24×7 Tamil movie channel) and Kalaignar Asia.
See also
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Politics of Tamil Nadu
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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
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2G spectrum case
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Granite scam in Tamil Nadu
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Controversy of arrests in Tamil Nadu about construction of flyovers
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Dinakaran attack
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Leelavathi murder
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Kallakudi demonstration
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Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
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Politics of India
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List of political parties in India
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Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Notes
Publications
External links
