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Pattali Makkal Katchi (பாட்டாளி மக்கள் கட்சி, abbreviated PMK), a Tamil political party. PMK participated in the National Democratic Alliance until December 2003, and was thus part of the Indian central government 1999-2003. After the 2004 Lok Sabha elections PMK joined United Progressive Alliance. There are three prominent events leading up to Indian independence from British Colonial Rule. ... The Preamble of the Constitution of India — Indias fundamental and supreme law The Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties are sections of the Constitution of India that prescribe the fundamental obligations of the State to its citizens and the duties of the citizens to the... The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India and the Supreme Commander of the Indian armed forces. ... Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (Tamil: à®….ப.ஜ. அப்துல் கலாம்; Hindi: अवुल पकिर जैनुलाअबदीन अब्दुल कलाम; Urdu: ابو الفقیر زین العبدین عبدل کلام), born October 15, 1931, Tamil Nadu, India, usually referred to as Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, is the President of India. ... The Vice-President of India is second behind the President in the Executive branch of the Government of India. ... Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (born 1923) is the Vice-President of India. ... The Prime Minister of India is, in practice, the most powerful person in the government of India. ... This article is about the Prime Minister of India. ... The Deputy Prime Minister of India is a member of the Indian cabinet in the Indian government. ... List of Indian ministers in the current government elected in 2004: Names in italics are women ministers. ... Sansad Bhavan, The Parliament of India The Parliament of India (or Sansad) is bicameral. ... Executive President Vice-President Prime Minister Dy. ... 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The PMK founder president is Dr. S. Ramdoss. Ramdoss had earlier worked intensively with the Vanniyar Sangham (Vanniyar Union). PMK is based amongst the Vanniar caste, an OBC community. PMK has advocated the bifurcation of the state of Tamil Nadu, a proposal that was seen as a casteist line. PMK is mainly based in the northern half of the state. Ahead of the 2004 election PMK joined the broad Tamil political front Democratic Progressive Alliance where also Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Indian Union Muslim League are members. Vanniar (derived from the word vanni,a Sanskrit word, which means fire) Veera Vanniyan born from the fire, so his sons are called as Vanniar. ... The Other Backward Classes (or OBCs) in India are a group of castes officially recognized as being traditionally subject to exclusion, while still having a higher status than scheduled castes or scheduled tribes. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is a regional political party in the Tamil Nadu state of India, but also has presence in near by southern Indian states, Pondicherry, Kerala and Karnataka. ... --207. ... The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. ... The Communist Party of India (Marxist), or CPI(M), is a political party in India. ... IUML banner Indian Union Muslim League is an Islamic nationalist political party in India. ...

After the formation of PMK, Under the leadership of Ramadoss, PMK, because of coalition pressures, could manage to get significant share of power both in the regional government in Tamilnadu and the central government. Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, the son of S. Ramadoss, is currently the Health Minister in the Government of India. Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss (born on 9th October 1968) is the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government. ...

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External link

• EC report on elections