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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 using faith as investment for vote-bank politics’: DMK MP TR Baalu on Ram Mandir consecration
January 16, 2024 8:17 pm
The DMK leader added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to deceive the people of the country by constructing and consecrating the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya by portraying that as their achievement is not acceptable
Palaniswami says CM Stalin is 'blabbering' out of fear of losing minority votes to AIADMK
December 26, 2023 4:37 pm
Most resolutions passed at the meeting condemned the DMK government over NEET, corruption, law and order and damage caused by Cyclone Michaung.
‘Pregnancy a cruel enemy to women's liberation': Remembering Periyar and his book 'Why Women were Enslaved?'
December 24, 2023 4:40 pm
Periyar’s ‘Penn Yaen Adimai Aanaal?’ translated as ‘Why Women were Enslaved’ is regarded as iconic for women's liberation; in it he urges women to give up pregnancy, fight masculinity, struggle for property rights, opt remarriage, and denounce chastity.
'To speak disparagingly of entire UP, Bihar is reprehensible': Tejashwi Yadav on DMK MP's Dayanidhi Maran's 'clean toilets' remark
December 24, 2023 4:40 pm
"We look upon DMK as a party which shares our ideal of social justice. Its leaders should avoid saying things that run counter to the ideal", Tejashwi further said.
Tamil Nadu Minister gets 3-year prison sentence: Who is K Ponmudy?
December 21, 2023 7:03 pm
The 72-year-old, who commands considerable influence in the state’s Villupuram-Kallakurichi belt, has been convicted by the Madras High Court in a disproportionate assets case along with his wife. His family runs a chain of educational Institutions
DMK MP not present in House, LS withdraws his suspension after govt letter
December 14, 2023 9:32 pm
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said Parthiban's name was withdrawn from the list of the Lok Sabha members suspended earlier in the day as there was a mistake on the part of the staff in identifying the member.
In initial suspension order, a DMK MP not present in House, on 'sick leave'
December 14, 2023 7:44 pm
Meanwhile, in a tweet, Chief Minister and DMK head MK Stalin wrote that the “suspension of 15 Opposition MPs, including DMK MP Kanimozhi, is undemocratic and undermines the spirit of Parliamentary democracy”.
DMK MLA John Ebenezer accused of attacking people who questioned his 'inaction' during Chennai floods
December 11, 2023 3:49 pm
John Ebenezer refuted the allegations and said the protest was a staged drama by the AIADMK.
Udhayanidhi case vs Senthilkumar's: Why DMK lost no time pulling its MP
December 08, 2023 9:31 am
The TN Minister's Sanatan Dharma remark stemmed from the party's stated stance, while Senthilkumar made a 'throwaway' statement when INDIA was already smarting from the first row
DMK MP apologises over remark on Hindi-speaking states
December 07, 2023 2:03 am
Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, who was chairing the proceedings, told Senthilkumar: “It is already expunged but you should regret it. Now it is over.”
