All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Abbreviation	AIADMK
General Secretary	Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Parliamentary Chairperson	M. Thambidurai
Rajya Sabha Leader	M. Thambidurai
Treasurer	Dindigul C. Sreenivasan
Founder	M. G. Ramachandran
Founded	17 October 1972
Split from	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Headquarters	Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai,; 226, V.P. Raman Salai, Royapettah, Chennai – 600014, Tamil Nadu, India
Newspaper	Namadhu Amma (Tamil)
Student wing	AIADMK Students' Wing
Youth wing	M.G.R. Youth Wing
Women's wing	AIADMK Women's Wing
Labour wing	Anna Thozhirsanga Peravai
Peasant's wing	AIADMK Agriculture Wing
Ideology	Populism; Social democracy; Welfarism; Secularism; Regionalism; Social justice; Tamil nationalism
Political position	Centre
Colours	Green
ECI Status	State party
Alliance	National Alliance; NDA: (1998–1999), (2004), (2019–2023), (2025–present); Regional Alliances; AIADMK-led Alliance: (1977–present); Former Alliances Congress alliance (1977–1979; 1984–1988; 1989–1996; 1999–2002) (Tamil Nadu); Janata Alliance (1979–1980) (Tamil Nadu); Third Front (2009); Left Front (1973–1984); (1999–2002); (2009–2014);
Seats in Rajya Sabha	5 / 245
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 543
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies	List 60 / 234 (Tamil Nadu) ; 0 / 30 (Puducherry)
Number of states and union territories in government	0 / 31
Election symbol
	; Two Leaves
Party flag
Website
	AIADMK
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The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (transl. All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation; abbr. AIADMK) is an Indian regional political party with the most influence in the union territory of Puducherry and state of Tamil Nadu. It is a Dravidian party adhering to the policies of socialism and secularism based on the principles of C. N. Annadurai collectively coined as Annaism. The party is one of the most successful political outfits in Tamil Nadu and has won the majority in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly most number of times (seven). As of 2025, it is the main opposition party in the legislative assembly. The party is headquartered at Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai located at Royapettah in Chennai.

The party was founded on 17 October 1972 after a breakaway from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). M. G. Ramachandran launched the party, which was earlier registered by Anakaputhur Ramalingam, and became the first general secretary. It was founded after Ramachandran was expelled from the DMK by its president M. Karunanidhi after he demanded the accounts of the party as the party treasurer. The party won the elections to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly three times consecutively in 1977, 1980, and 1985 under the leadership of Ramachandran, who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1977 to 1987.

After Ramachandran's death in December 1987, the party was split briefly between Ramachandran's wife V. N. Janaki and J. Jayalalithaa. The party was led by Jayalalithaa from January 1988 till her death in December 2016. Jayalalithaa served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu five times. She was popular among the party cadres, and was fondly referred to as "Amma" (Mother).

After Jayalalithaa's death and brief tussle for leadership, the party was under the dual leadership of O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami as coordinator and joint coordinator respectively from August 2017 23 June 2022. Paneerselvan succeeded Jayalilathaa as the chief minister briefly, before Palaniswami occupied the position from February 2017 to May 2021. Since 11 July 2022, the party has been led by Palaniswami, who serves as the general secretary.