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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
Three arrested after murder of DMK trade unionist over land dispute
March 20, 2025 1:45 pm
Investigators then traced his last phone activity and allegedly found that he had been in contact with Ravi before his disappearance. Under interrogation, Ravi confessed to the crime and led police to Kumar’s burial site.
Parliament Budget Session: Both Houses adjourned till 2 pm over DMK's delimitation protests
March 20, 2025 1:55 pm
The DMK has made delimitation and the three-language formula in the National Education Policy a major issue in the state, which goes to the polls in 2026.
‘Language not to be hated… if you learn Hindi, you can interact better in places like Delhi’: Chandrababu Naidu
March 18, 2025 5:31 am
Chandrababu Naidu urged people to learn as many languages as possible and appealed them to stay away from "unnecessary politics over languages".
'Ru' symbol in TN budget to show our determination for language policy: Stalin
March 16, 2025 11:05 pm
The Tamil Nadu government's replacing the rupee symbol with 'Ru,' the first letter of 'Rubaai' that denotes the national currency in the vernacular language, had kicked up a row with the BJP taking strong exception.
Black as the Dravidian colour of protest: Periyar to DMK, Parliament to streets
March 17, 2025 4:08 am
DMK MPs wore black in Parliament to protest Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s remarks against the Stalin govt amid the raging row over NEP, three-language formula.
Congress TN MP: ‘States have views, but as a national party, we'll form an overall policy on delimitation... Problem is govt secrecy’
March 15, 2025 10:39 pm
"A commitment was made during tenures of Indira Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri that no language would be imposed on TN. An irresponsible statement by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan triggered this issue," says Manickam Tagore.
Nishikant Dubey: In 1973 delimitation, only Congress states got more seats
March 13, 2025 2:56 am
Claiming that “Bangladeshi infiltrators” have changed the demography in the tribal-dominated state, he sought a fresh delimitation process in the state “excluding them”.
Education Minister shares Tamil Nadu's 2024 letter on PM SHRI schools: 'Stand by statement'
March 11, 2025 10:51 pm
"Opposition to NEP 2020 has nothing to do with preservation of Tamil pride, language and culture but everything to do with gaining political dividends," Dharmendra Pradhan said in a post on X.
Today in Politics: Parliament in session; Budget sessions in several states
March 11, 2025 7:50 am
On Monday, amidst the delimitation row that is already seeing the two at loggerheads, the ongoing war of words between the ruling BJP and DMK led to disruptions in the Lok Sabha.
As NEP issue stalls Parliament, some unease in BJP over ‘playing into DMK hands’
March 11, 2025 7:59 am
BJP may find it harder to get allies in TN, say some leaders. But others ask if language still holds the emotional potency it once did in state
