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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
Superstar Vijay is taking on Dravidian parties. But how different is his TVK from them?
November 08, 2024 2:31 pm
While Vijay’s rise will be a challenge to these parties, he does not appear to want to displace the Dravidian political imagination
As Samsung strike enters second month, ruling DMK faces alliance heat, Tamil Nadu police detain union leaders
October 10, 2024 12:23 pm
Since September 9, more than a thousand workers have been on protest. Now, questions are being raised over the state government's handling of the crisis
Behind Centre’s nod for Chennai Metro II, signal to NDA allies and DMK
October 06, 2024 12:42 am
The Cabinet clearance on Thursday was welcomed by the DMK-led Tamil Nadu government, with CM Stalin thanking PM Modi for it.
Express View on Udhayanidhi Stalin: Sonrise and sunset
October 01, 2024 12:45 am
When every regional party becomes family business, democracy decays -- at home
How Udhayanidhi Stalin, new TN Deputy CM, rose through DMK ranks
September 30, 2024 2:41 am
The newly appointed Tamil Nadu Deputy CM courted controversy last year over his remarks on Sanatan Dharma for which he was rebuked by the Supreme Court
Senthil Balaji gets bail: what is the case in which the DMK leader was arrested?
September 27, 2024 11:39 am
Senthil Balaji was arrested in June last year in a cash-for-jobs scam. Here's what the case is all about
FEMA violations: ED slaps RS 908 crore fine on DMK MP S Jagathrakshakan
August 29, 2024 3:57 am
The federal agency issued a statement which said that properties worth Rs 89.19 crore, seized in September 2020, have been confiscated following an adjudication order issued on August 26 under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).
Why DMK govt is hosting a conference on Hindu god Murugan
August 29, 2024 2:05 pm
The DMK, rooted in rationalist ideology, has received flak from opponents in recent years over the statements of some of its senior leaders on Hinduism and has been portrayed as “anti-Sanatan Dharma”
As Centre honours Karunanidhi, Stalin dismisses talk of BJP, DMK coming closer
August 19, 2024 7:47 pm
As AIADMK asks questions, Tamil Nadu CM says release of coin on Karunanidhi was as per Union govt protocol, praises Rajnath Singh for his words on the late DMK veteran.
DMK govt ordered Rs 1,200 cr under RTE to schools: Udhayanidhi Stalin
August 04, 2024 7:34 pm
In his address at a school education department function, Udhayanidhi Stalin said Tamil Nadu is the leading state in implementing the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, which provides 25 per cent reservation for poor in schools.
