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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
BJP holds out hope for AIADMK’s NDA return, but Palaniswami unmoved
February 13, 2024 9:05 am
With TN BJP chief Annamalai still the preferred choice of the party's top brass, regional party rules out rejoining NDA; insiders say focus is on building alliance with PMK and DMDK.
DMK distributes ‘Zero' halwa in Chennai, Tirunelveli to take a dig at Centre’s discrimination towards Tamil Nadu
February 12, 2024 7:48 am
Labelled ‘Zero’, the halwa packs were given to people to criticise the central government that gave “Zero rupees to Tamil Nadu” in the interim Budget presented recently and during the floods
Former DMK MP, 15 former Tamil Nadu MLAs join BJP
February 12, 2024 7:48 am
Former DMK MP V Kulandaivelu and former AIADMK minister Gomathi Srinivasan were among those who joined the BJP. A majority of the MLAs who switched sides were from the AIADMK.
BJP corners DMK in Lok Sabha for ‘insulting Dalits’ as TR Baalu says MoS Murugan ‘unfit to be minister’
February 07, 2024 2:25 am
The DMK’s TR Baalu was speaking in the Lok Sabha on the recent floods in Tamil Nadu when MoS L Murugan intervened. The DMK later staged a walkout over the issue.
'Thalapathy' Vijay launches political party: A history of film stars' entry into Tamil Nadu politics
February 05, 2024 4:30 pm
Vijay is not the first, and probably won’t be the last Tamil superstar to embark on a political career. Five Chief Ministers from the state have had links to the film industry. We take a look at the decades-long tradition.
‘Will take strategic decision on alliance for 2024 Lok Sabha polls, our target is 2026 Assembly election’: PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss
February 06, 2024 8:12 am
For the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the PMK also decided to enter into an alliance with only those parties which care for the welfare of both the state and the nation.
We won’t allow CAA to be implemented in Tamil Nadu: Chief Minister MK Stalin
February 06, 2024 8:12 am
The DMK chief was responding to Union minister Shantanu Thakur’s statement that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act will soon be implemented across the country.
Amid INDIA’s Bihar gloom, a Tamil Nadu cheer: 'Like-minded' DMK agrees to 9 seats for Congress
January 30, 2024 4:09 am
Congress had won eight of nine seats it contested in 2019; some constituencies may see adjustments
Ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha election, Congress and DMK hold ‘satisfying’, ‘smooth’ alliance talks
January 31, 2024 7:57 am
K S Alagiri refused to talk about the number of seats Congress had demanded from the DMK in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
For Lok Sabha polls, DMK forms election work, seat-sharing and manifesto teams
January 23, 2024 3:16 pm
Asked whether the manifesto would be the ‘hero’ of the polls, DMK MP Kanimozhi says it could be the ‘heroine’ as well.
