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DMK (DMK)

DMK (DMK)
  • 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

Actor-politician Vijay takes on DMK over new airport: ‘Support farmers when in Opposition, abandon them when in power’

January 21, 2025 3:53 am

Police oversight of Vijay’s visit was intense, with officials permitting him to meet protesters only in controlled conditions.

‘How long will they deceive us’ – Vijay invokes MGR movie lyrics to question DMK govt over NEET promise

January 11, 2025 10:11 pm

A sharply-worded social media post, Vijay said had the DMK had promised it would cancel NEET to win the 2021 Assembly polls.

ED searches premises linked to Tamil Nadu minister’s MP son in 2019 cash-for-votes case

January 03, 2025 5:38 pm

The searches were part of an investigation into cash-for-votes allegations from 2019.

Won't wear sandals till DMK removed from power, says BJP Tamil Nadu chief Annamalai

December 26, 2024 10:07 pm

A roadside biryani vendor was arrested in the case on Wednesday.

In RS, Nadda takes aim at Congress: Bad lot interfered with Constitution

December 18, 2024 2:23 am

Accusing the Congress of doing injustice with the backward classes, Nadda said it toppled the government of Chaudhary Charan Singh.

Secularism in focus as Opposition targets BJP & RSS: Babri, Manipur to caste

December 14, 2024 5:36 am

DMK’s T R Balu also expressed disappointment with the President’s address, saying it did not make any mention of socialism and secularism.

Supreme Court quashes defamation against Union Minister L Murugan filed by DMK mouthpiece ‘Murasoli’

December 05, 2024 6:03 pm

The complaint came after L Murugan indicated that the Trust’s office in Kodambakkan was situated on Panchami land reserved for Scheduled Castes.

Decode Politics: Why DMK govt has labelled a Central scheme ‘casteist’, refused to implement it

November 29, 2024 10:24 pm

Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin opposed the Vishwakarma scheme earlier this year in a letter to PM Modi and wrote to Union Minister for MSMEs Jitan Ram Manjhi this week.

Actor-politician Vijay's party takes on DMK, BJP

November 03, 2024 5:34 pm

The fledgling TVK opposed the 'One nation, one election' proposal and said the attempt to implement it went against democracy and condemned the move.

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