AIADMK

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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) (Tamil: அனைத்து இந்திய அண்ணா திராவிட... More Details

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) (Tamil: அனைத்து இந்திய அண்ணா திராவிட முன்னேற்ற கழகம் is a regional political party in Tamil Nadu state in India. The party was founded by MG Ramachandran and is now headed by J. Jayalalithaa. The party headquarters is in Royapettah, Chennai and was gifted to the party in 1986 by its former leader Janaki Ramachandran, wife of MG Ramachandran.

The party was founded in 1972 by Maruthar Gopalamenon Ramachandran (popularly known as MGR), a veteran star of the Tamil film industry, and a popular politician, as a breakaway outfit from the DMK led by M Karunanidhi, the then chief minister, owing to differences between the two. Relations between the two parties have been marked by mutual contempt.

Till the time MGR--also known as Puratchi Thalaivar (Revolutionary Leader)--was alive, the AIADMK continued to be a one-man show, despite the presence of formidable leaders like V.R.Nedunchezhiyan, R.M.Veerappan, and S.Thirunavukkarasu, not to speak of J.Jayalalitha.

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