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DMK (DMK)
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- Abbreviation DMK
- President M. K. Stalin
- Treasurer T. R. Baalu
- Founder C. N. Annadurai
- Founded 17 September 1949 (75 Years Ago) (1949-09-17)
- Country India
- Headquarters Anna Arivalayam,367-369, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai - 600018, Tamil Nadu, India
- Eci Status State Party
- Parliamentary Chairperson Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
- Ideology Dravidianism, Tamil Nationalism, Regionalism, Democratic Socialism, Progressivism, Secularism, Left-wing Populism
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DMK (DMK) BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 11 Feb 2025
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK): A Legacy of Dravidian Politics Founded on September 17, 1949, by C.N. Annadurai, the DMK emerged as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam. Its rise marked a significant shift in Tamil Nadu's political landscape. Initially advocating for a separate Dravidasta...
DMK NEWS
Is DMK–Congress alliance under strain? Seat-sharing, power pact, and the Vijay question
January 07, 2026 11:27 am
DMK Congress alliance: As Congress's Lok Sabha Whip Manickam Tagore reminds DMK that "every party needs allies", others in party say Stalin-led party has been sitting on its seat-sharing proposal for over a month.
Vijay farewell vs Stalin kin’s big-budget debut: Tamil Nadu’s political fight on big screen
January 06, 2026 7:36 am
In the narrow space between those two mornings, Tamil Nadu will do what it does best. It will turn a festival into a referendum. Then it will go back to work.
Pongal cash gift, pension reforms: How DMK govt is trying to navigate a tricky moment in election year
January 04, 2026 8:18 pm
For Pongal, beneficiaries will also get 1 kg raw rice, 1 kg sugar, and one full-length sugarcane — items symbolically tied to the harvest festival — along with the cash gift.
Decode Politics: Polls ahead, DMK govt soothes employees, announces new pension scheme
January 04, 2026 8:01 am
Brings in benefits of OPS, while retaining elements of contributory funding to contain long-term fiscal risks, ahead of protests planned by employee unions
SIR in his crosshairs, Udhayanidhi says BJP ally AIADMK is Amit Shah Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
December 22, 2025 7:56 pm
Mocking the AIADMK for its alliance with the BJP, Udhayanidhi said the party had “completely surrendered” to Union Home Minister Amit Shah
DMK donation kitty swells before 2026 battle, rides on rank and file
December 22, 2025 9:56 pm
Of its Rs 365.82 cr donations in 2024-25, DMK got Rs 300.66 cr through small donations raised by party workers and supporters; it also got Rs 50 cr from the lottery firm Tiger Associates, Kolkata
Dear Editor, I Disagree: Holding judges accountable strengthens democracy
December 18, 2025 8:23 am
The impeachment initiated by the INDIA bloc is not about one order alone, but about the conduct of Justice G R Swaminathan over the past two years.
At first Puducherry rally, Vijay praises ‘impartial govt’, warns DMK will ‘learn their lesson’ in 2026
December 09, 2025 7:40 pm
At the rally, Vijay’s first big one since the September tragedy in Karur, the crowd was tightly regulated
DMK explores motion to remove HC judge over Madurai temple lamp row: Who is Justice G R Swaminathan?
December 09, 2025 10:44 am
Justice Swaminathan, a Madras High Court judge, is not new to limelight, has been criticised by his detractors for leading his courtroom to the front line of Tamil Nadu’s culture wars
Emerging from shadow of tragedy, Vijay throws down gauntlet to DMK: ‘2026 contest only between two parties’
November 06, 2025 4:33 am
Vijay turned his address into a direct indictment of CM M K Stalin, accusing him of “narrow-minded” political attacks, mishandling police permissions for his events, restricting his movements, and launching a smear campaign after the Karur tragedy.
DMK PHOTOS
Winter Session of Parliament begins; here are glimpses from Day 1
December 07, 2022 1:20 pm
Social distancing norms go for a toss as party supporters celebrate poll triumph
May 02, 2021 9:46 pm
As the nation is witnessing an unprecedented crisis, a huge violation of covid protocol and social distancing norms are a common site in victory celebrations
K Anbazhagan dies at 97: A glimpse into the life of the veteran DMK leader
March 07, 2020 3:00 pm
Veteran DMK leader K Anbazhagan passed away at the age of 97 in Chennai in the early hours of Saturday.
Karunanidhi passes away: Rare and unseen photos from his political journey
August 09, 2018 6:31 am
The former Tamil Nadu chief minister was admitted to the hospital following a dip in his blood pressure last month. On July 31, the hospital had said Karunanidhi would require an extended period of hospitalisation due to “decline” in his general health, although his vital parameters have normalised.
Stage set for 6th phase of polling
April 23, 2014 9:19 pm
Stakes will be high for Congress and BJP and a number of other parties like AIADMK, DMK, NCP and Shiv Sena when 117 constituencies will go to polls on Thursday in yet another substantial round of polling in the Lok Sabha elections.
Tamizh Talkies
April 20, 2014 12:24 pm
From Jayalalithaa speakers blaring out Stalin’s ‘leonine gait’ to BJP bikers waving ‘Vaiko’ flags, EP UNNY captures a slice of Tamil Nadu’s political terrain.
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DMK VIDEOS
DMK supporters react to Karunanidhi's death
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The mood outside Kauvery hospital after news broke of the death of Kalaignar Karunanidhi.
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Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi passes away at 94
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