State party · AIADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
The AIADMK was founded by film star and politician M. G. Ramachandran after a split from the DMK. It has alternated power with the DMK in Tamil Nadu for decades.
Founded
17 October 1972
Founder
M. G. Ramachandran
Headquarters
Royapettah, Chennai
President / Leader
Edappadi K. Palaniswami (General Secretary)
Election symbol
Two leaves
Party colours
Red, black, white
Alliance
NDA (rejoined 2024)
Active in
Tamil Nadu (principal opposition)
Ideology
DravidianismPopulismTamil nationalismCentre-right
History
Under MGR and later J. Jayalalithaa, the AIADMK governed Tamil Nadu for long stretches. Jayalalithaa died in office in 2016; the party then split and reunited under Edappadi Palaniswami, eventually losing power to the DMK in 2021.
Political positions
Free goods schemes, MGR/Jayalalithaa welfare legacy, Dravidian identity, and pragmatic alliances at the national level.
Notable leaders
- • Edappadi K. Palaniswami
- • O. Panneerselvam (estranged)
- • Jayalalithaa (d. 2016)
Notable controversies & cases
- 01Disproportionate assets case against Jayalalithaa and Sasikala — Sasikala was convicted by the Supreme Court in 2017.
- 02Internal feud after Jayalalithaa's death leading to multiple expulsions and court cases.
Sources & references
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