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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
Amid DMK’s federalism push, a look at 3 panels that studied Centre-State relations: What they recommended
April 16, 2025 8:08 pm
While Karunanidhi set up the Rajamannar Committee in Tamil Nadu in 1969, the Sarkaria Commission, formed in 1983 amid the rise of regional parties, and the Punchhi Commission in 2007 were set up by the Union government.
DMK veteran removed from party post over offensive remarks on women, Hindu religious symbols: Who is K Ponmudy?
April 11, 2025 7:02 pm
A five-time MLA, state forest minister, and trusted aide to three generations of DMK leaders, Ponmudy is known for his fiery speeches. However, his latest remarks have landed him in trouble with his party.
‘Adversely affects interests of Muslims’: DMK moves Supreme Court against Waqf amendment
April 07, 2025 6:54 pm
Filed by DMK deputy general secretary and MP A Raja, who also serves on the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf Bill, the petition contends that the amendments to the Waqf Act, 1995, infringe upon the fundamental rights of the Muslim community.
Hindi row, politics & a Mohammed Rafi song— Sitharaman’s ‘sabka saath’ jibe sparks Rajya Sabha banter
April 04, 2025 5:52 am
As DMK MP Tiruchi Siva took aim at the BJP’s governance and attempted to repeat its slogan, he hesitated—prompting Nirmala Sitharaman to interject with a playful jibe.
Among 'conditions' by AIADMK for BJP, a CM from its ranks
March 27, 2025 4:09 am
Officially Palaniswami says met Amit Shah to discuss TN concerns, “polls still far away”.
DMK spreading false propaganda in the name of delimitation, language: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy
March 23, 2025 7:44 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working, without any discrimination, for the development of all states, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said.
As Opposition CMs meet in Chennai, Annamalai slams Stalin’s ‘delimitation drama’, demands he raise TN’s water issues
March 22, 2025 11:13 am
Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai urged Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin to focus on pressing issues like law and order and holding a caste census.
Today in Politics: DMK-led delimitation meeting of CMs in Chennai; SC judges to visit Manipur relief camps
March 22, 2025 7:07 am
Activists are holding bandhs in Karnataka and Jharkhand, over a language row in the former and a tribal religious site in the latter.
DMK hosts Opposition meet on delimitation today: 4 CMs, BJD and BRS to attend; TMC opts out
March 22, 2025 9:40 am
Talks likely to focus on coordinated legal and political strategy to counter the potential impact of delimitation.
Decode Politics: As DMK MPs are pulled up for wearing T-shirts with slogans, what Lok Sabha rules say
March 21, 2025 11:04 am
Speaker Om Birla cites Rule 349 to adjourn House proceedings; Opposition says nothing on dress code for MPs
