The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK ), a descendant of Dravidar Kazhagam, led the opposition to Hindi.

In December 2001, the Kannagi statue, which was erected in 1968 on the occasion of a World Tamil Conference held in Chennai, was removed for traffic maintenance reason as part of modernisation of the beach, which led to a huge protest and demonstration by the opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK ) party.

The party was founded in 1972 as Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( ADMK ) by MGR, a veteran Tamil film star and a popular politician, as a breakaway faction of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK ) led by M. Karunanidhi, the then chief minister of Tamil Nadu, owing to serious differences between the two.

The DMK government was dismissed in 1990 by the Central Government led by Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, an ally of the AIADMK at that time, with accusations that the constitutional machinery in the state had broken down.

This led to a sympathy wave in favor of AIADMK – Congress alliance and the DMK was deprived of any seats in the Parliament.

In the following 2009 Lok Sabha Elections, he was able to increase the number of seats for the DMK from 16 to 19 seats, and led the UPA in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, to win 28 seats, even with a significantly smaller coalition.

MGR Kazhagam supported the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK )- led Democratic Progressive Alliance in the 2004 Lok Sabha elections.

In the 2001 Tamil Nadu assembly elections TDMK supported the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK )- led National Democratic Alliance ( India ) ( NDA ).

After the elections, TNPWP pledged support to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK )- led Democratic Progressive Alliance government.

The text of the Act did not satisfy the DMK and increased their skepticism that his assurances might not be honoured by future administrations.

The decision was deferred by a request of the Finance Minister, and it was decided when they met again on 15 July 2010, and selected the symbol created by D. Udaya Kumar son of N. Dharmalingam, a former DMK MLA.

When the DMK later came to power, the statue was installed in the same place on 3 June 2006 by the DMK party chief M. Karunanidhi.

Following widespread corruption and allegations of nepotism by the DMK government, in the 2011 assembly election, the party, continuing its alliance with the Left Front and also with new allies like actor-turned-politician Vijayakanth's Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam ( DMDK ), stormed back to power, winning 202 seats, with the AIADMK alone winning 150.

The ADMK moved from the anti-Hindi and anti-Brahman stand of the DMK party ideologies formulated by Annadurai.

Since 1969, DMK is headed by M Karunanidhi, the prior Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

DMK traces its roots to the South Indian Liberal Federation ( Justice Party ) formed in 1916, by P. Thyagaraya Chetty, Dr. P. T.

In 1953, actor M. G. Ramachandran (" MGR ") joined the DMK, popularised the party flag and symbol which at that time stood for secession from India by showing it in his movies.

In 1971 election, the DMK fought in alliance with Congress ( Indira ) and the Opposition alliance which consisted of the two Senior National Leaders, Rajaji and Kamarajar was termed as a strong alliance and was widely supported by Media to re-capture power in Tamil Nadu.

In the 1996 state elections, DMK came to power on strength of corruption charges against J. Jayalalithaa and the alliance with Tamil Maanila Congress ( TMC ), headed by G. K. Moopanar and supported by cine actor Rajinikanth.

Fledgling party Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam ( DMDK ), presided by cine actor Vijayakanth became the main opposition party in the state, pushing DMK to third place.

* 20 November-Congress threatens to withdraw support for the United Front if it does not drop the regional Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK ) party from the government after the DMK was linked by an investigative panel to Sri Lankan separatists blamed for the killing of Rajiv Gandhi.

Karunanidhi and senior party members reportedly participated in a rally in Villupuram on 15 September 2012, to celebrate the DMK founding day, where they were reportedly received by a group of dancers made up as Hindu gods.

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During this period, the CPI also was eclipsed by the emergence of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK ) and the DK, whom Jayakanthan termed " fascists ".

Mr Karunanidhi was reportedly upset in the JPC's findings and revelations and have discreetly urged his trusted DMK channels to ensure support and cooperation from the UPA government to safeguard his daughter's interests in this 2G scam. Mr T R Baalu from DMK visited Congress veteran Mr Ahamed Patel to convey DMK chief's displeasure over the JPC findings.

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( MDMK ; ) is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu formed in 1994 by Mr. V. Gopalswamy ( also known as Vaiko ), a member of Rajyasabha and a party activitist of DMK.

He is the son of Late Mr. Murasoli Maran and the grandnephew of DMK president M Karunanidhi.

Although there were occasional electoral pacts between the Swatantra Party and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK ), Rajaji remained non-committal on a formal tie-up with the DMK due to its existing alliance with Communists whom he dreaded.

After Suvarnabhumi opened for commercial flights, the spelling was changed and as Don Mueang it now uses the airport code DMK, though it still retains the ICAO airport code VTBD.

* Flight International, The airport is presently using the IATA airport code DMK, while Suvarnabhumi Airport has inherited its previous code BKK.

A federation of the Janata Dal with various regional parties including the DMK, TDP, and AGP, came into being, called the National Front, with V. P. Singh as convener, N. T. Rama Rao as President, and Leader of the Opposition, P. Upendra as a General Secretary.

Reportedly, the Jain Commission had indicted the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK ) for tacitly supporting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ), responsible for the former Prime Minister's assassination.

The DMK was part of the ruling coalition at the center and had ministers in the Union Cabinet.

When it was confirmed that the Jain Commission had in fact held the DMK responsible for supporting the LTTE, the Congress party demanded that the ministers belonging to the DMK be dropped.

* 29 January-Congress president Sonia Gandhi meets Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK ) leader Karunanidhi to finalise their electoral pact which also includes the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( MDMK ), Pattali Makkal Katchi ( PMK ) and the Left parties in the state.

The assembly elections in 1989 saw the DMK regaining power after 12 years in the opposition with Karunanidhi returning as the Chief Minister for the 3 < sup > th </ sup > time.

DMK entered the electoral fray rather unsuccessfully in 1957 with even senior leader V. R. Nedunchezhiyan losing from Salem although M Karunanidhi won after initially having opposed all-Indian government and later supporting only those parties which promised to help its secession from India cause.

DMK leaders K. A. Mathialagan, V. P. Raman, C. N. Annadurai and M. Karunanidhi with C. Rajagopalachari | Rajaji

Most of the elected MLAs of DMK, including leaders like Mathialagan, Nanjil Manoharan and the celluloid hero MGR favoured Karunanidhi as CM in preference to Nedunchezhiyan, the Senior leader after Anna.

However, the DMK emerged victorious with a vast majority of 183 seats out of 234 and Dr. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi becoming the chief minister for second time.

DMK returned to power in 1989 State assembly elections and Karunanidhi took over as chief minister in January 1989.

Karunanidhi and the DMK leaders have been criticized for their opportunistic use of thier so called lofty ideals of rationalism to favour and follow the minority appeasement policies.

The interim report recommended that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi and the DMK party be held responsible for abetting Rajiv Gandhi's murderers.

In June 2008, Climaxing months of bitter relationship between DMK and PMK, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK ) in Tamil Nadu severed its ties with the Pattali Makkal Katchi ( PMK ), an outside supporter of the Karunanidhi government.

* 1998: Thiru Karunanidhi, the DMK leader, recites a Hindi verse during a political campaign, indicating a change in views.

Election Commission of India has sent notices, based on the complaint of the DMK to AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa and her ally DMDK leader actor Vijayakanth for their alleged personal attacks against chief minister M. Karunanidhi and his family during electioneering.

After Independence, the then chief minister C. N. Annadurai launched a Cooum Improvement Scheme at a cost of 19 million in September 1967, six months after the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( DMK ) party came to power for the first time in the state, when M. Karunanidhi was PWD minister.