2. INTRODUCTION
It is also one of the two main political parties in Tamil Nadu, along with the rival All India Anna Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam. Since the 2021 state election, it has been the ruling party of Tamil Nadu. The DMK
was founded in 1949 by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam (also
known as Justice Party until 1944), which was headed by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy.[5][6][7] It was
headed by Annadurai (as the Secretary-General) from 1949 until his death on 3 February 1969.[8] He
also served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1967 to 1969. Under Annadurai, in 1967, DMK
became the first party, other than the Indian National Congress, to win the state-level elections with a
clear majority on its own in any state in India. M. Karunanidhi followed Annadurai as the first president
of the party from 1969 until his death on 7 August 2018. He also served as the Chief Minister for five
non-consecutive terms, in two of which he was dismissed by the central government.[10] After
Karunanidhi's death, his son and former deputy, M. K. Stalin, succeeded as the party president.
3. Party ideology
Dravidian nationalism
The Anti-Hindi Impositon agitations of 1965 forced the central government to abandon
its efforts to use Hindi as the only official language of the country. However, Hindi
usage has continued as Indian government employees are asked to write as much as
65% of the letters and memoranda in Hindi.
State autonmy
After The Emergency invoked by Indira Gandhi, more state powers like educatioNand
medical care were moved from state control to national control. At the state
conferencein Trichy after the death of C.N. Annadurai, M. Karunanidhiannouncedthe
adoption of the “state autonomy” principle to advocate for state self-governance. In
April 1974, the DMK government brought in a resolution in the House urging the centre
to accept the Rajamannar Committee recommendations on state autonomy and
amend the Constitution of India to pave the way for a truly federal system
4. Party symbol
The party's election symbol is the "sun rising from between two mountains",
with a black and red flag often pictured. The symbol was inspired by the
leader and scriptwriter M. Karunanidhi's 1950s play Udaya Suryan, and is
intended to signify the "rising" spirit of the Dravidian people.
In the 1957 poll, the DMK was not recognized by the Election Commission. The
party was grouped as independents and was not united by its rising sun
symbol and was forced to contest under the rooster symbol.
5. POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES
1. 100 day NREGA will be extended to 150 days. Daily Wage will be increased
to rs 300 .
2. All farmers who have applied for power conne power connection for
agriculture will be provided connection immediately.
3. 30% subsidy will be provided.
4. Agricultural University will be established in Southern Tamil Nadu.
6. 5. Soil research institute shall be established in regional agriculture offices.
6. A state of the arts turmeric research institute will be established in Erode.
7. Pechiparai dam will be disilted and restored.
8. Priority will be given to the first generation graduates in government jobs.
9. DMK will increase the free electricity for handloom weavers from 200 units
to 300 units
7. 9.New IIT’S will be set up in industrial cities
10. Leather parks will be set up in several districts including Vellore and
Chennai .
11. DMK will fight against Hindi imposition DMK will continue to urs the union
government to take necessary steps to declare all state languages is official
languages of India including Tami
12. The DMK let government will proved jayalalitha’s death and take
appropriate legal action against the offenders.
8. 13. For women in state government jobs will be increased from 9 months to
12 months.
14 . 100% literacy in Tamil Nadu. Steps will be taken to
transform Tamil Nadu into a hundred percent literate state in 3 years.
15. DMK will continue to fight for restoration of the lost rights of the state.
16. Tamil department will be created by government of Tamilnadu to look
after the well being of Tamils living abroad.
![INTRODUCTION
It is also one of the two main political parties in Tamil Nadu, along with the rival All India Anna Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam. Since the 2021 state election, it has been the ruling party of Tamil Nadu. The DMK
was founded in 1949 by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam (also
known as Justice Party until 1944), which was headed by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy.[5][6][7] It was
headed by Annadurai (as the Secretary-General) from 1949 until his death on 3 February 1969.[8] He
also served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1967 to 1969. Under Annadurai, in 1967, DMK
became the first party, other than the Indian National Congress, to win the state-level elections with a
clear majority on its own in any state in India. M. Karunanidhi followed Annadurai as the first president
of the party from 1969 until his death on 7 August 2018. He also served as the Chief Minister for five
non-consecutive terms, in two of which he was dismissed by the central government.[10] After
Karunanidhi's death, his son and former deputy, M. K. Stalin, succeeded as the party president.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)