'Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam' (DMK) is a regional political party in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It was founded by C N Annadurai as a breakaway faction from Dravidar Kazhagam, headed by Periyar. The party is currently headed by M Karunanidhi, the former Chief Minister of the state. Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai (15 September 1909 – 3 February 1969), often referred to as Arignar Anna,which means Genius Brother was 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu state of India. ... Periyar is a common name and can be used in many ways Periyar is the popular name of E.V.Ramasami a political leader and rationalist from Tamil Nadu Periyar River is a river in the Indian state of Kerala This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... Categories: Indian people stubs | Tamil people | Indian politicians ... A Chief Minister is the elected Head of Government of a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British overseas territory that has attained self-government. ...

The ideology of Dravidian parties is probably the only rational ideology that is indigenous to India, unlike Marxism, which has its origins in Europe. The movement was initially mooted as one that championed the cause of socially and economically disadvantaged sections of the society. It advocated concepts of rationality, self-respect and rejection of casteism and superstitious practices, prevalent in the Tamil society. Prominent members preached militant atheism. The movement was sympathetic to the claim that there were two separate races in India, the Aryans and Dravidians, and the movement claimed to represent the latter.In the early years of its militant struggle, it rejected any concept known to have its origins in the north. There also was a brief period, during which it idealized a separate Dravidian land, comprising the southern regions of India, and Tamil Eelam. The anti-Hindi agitation of 1965, forced the central government to abandon its efforts to stipulate Hindi as the only official language of the country. With the passage of time and a shift in the national political scenario towards coalition governments, however, DMK has adopted a more national outlook. DMK championed the cause of Tamil and used its national clout to make Government of India declare Tamil as classical language. In the enrichment of Tamil literature, the writers belonging to DMK had an important role. Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Self-Respect Movement is a movement that was called by Thanthai Periyar in Tamil Nadu state of India. ... A caste system is a rigid system of social stratification, which divides members of a society into different castes. ... Aryan is an English word derived from the Indian Vedic Sanskrit and Iranian Avestan terms ari-, arya-, ārya-, and/or the extended form aryāna-. The Old Persian ariya- is a cognate as well. ... The Dravidian Race is the name sometimes still given to the peoples of southern and central India and northern Sri Lanka who speak Dravidian languages, the best known of which are Tamil (தமிழ்), Telugu (తెలుగు), Kannada and Malayalam. ... Map of the districts of Sri Lanka claimed by Eelam. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Tamil literature is literature in the Tamil language which most prominently includes the contributions of the Tamil country (or Tamizhagam) history, a large part of which constitutes the modern state of Tamil Nadu in India. ...

The DMK is also sympathetic and formerly allied to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam in Sri Lanka.

The DMK has split into the AIADMK, the PMK and the MDMK. Of the three, the AIADMK is the strongest rival party. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is a regional political party in India. ... Executive President Prime Minister The Union Ministries Legislative Parliament Rajya Sabha Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Lok Sabha Speaker of the House Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice of the Supreme Court High Courts District Courts Constitution Fundamental Rights and Directive principles Regions States and territories Elections General Elections State Assembly... மறுமலர்ச்சித் திராவிட முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் (Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, abbreviated MDMK), a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...

See also

• Politics of India
• List of political parties in India

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External links

• The official party website