Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

  • Abbreviation: DMK
  • President: M. K. Stalin
  • General Secretary: Vacant 
  • Lok Sabha leader: T. R. Baalu
  • Rajya Sabha leader: Tiruchi Siva
  • Treasurer: Durai Murugan
  • Founder:C. N. Annadurai
  • Founded:17 September 1949 (70 years ago)
  • Split from: Dravidar Kazhagam
  • Preceded by: Justice Party(1917–1944), Dravidar Kazhagam (1944–1949)
  • Headquarters: Anna Arivalayam, Anna Salai, Chennai– 600018
  • Newspaper: Murasoli (daily), The Rising Sun (weekly journal)
  • Labour wing: Labour Progressive Federation (LPF)
  • Ideology: Democratic socialism, Social democracy, Dravidianism, Populism, Secularism, Regionalism, Social justice
  • Colors: Red
  • ECI Status: State Party
  • Alliance: Third Front (1989-90, 1996-98), National Democratic Alliance (1999–2004), Democratic Progressive Alliance (2014–2016), United Progressive Alliance (2006–2013) (2016–present)
  • Seats in Lok Sabha: 24 / 543
  • Seats in Rajya Sabha: 7 / 245
  • Seats in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: 98 / 234 (currently 234 members)
  • Seats in Puducherry Legislative Assembly: 3 / 3 (currently 30 members)
  • Number of states and union territories in government: 1 / 2 (1-Puducherry Union territory)
  • Website
                                                                          www.dmk.in