Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Abbreviation	DMK
President	M. K. Stalin
General Secretary	Duraimurugan
Parliamentary Chairperson	Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
Rajya Sabha Leader	Tiruchi Siva
Lok Sabha Leader	T. R. Baalu
Treasurer	T. R. Baalu
Founder	C. N. Annadurai
Founded	17 September 1949
Split from	Dravidar Kazhagam
Preceded by	Justice Party (1917–1944); Dravidar Kazhagam; (1944–1949)
Headquarters	Anna Arivalayam,; 367–369, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai - 600018, Tamil Nadu, India
Student wing	Maanavar Ani
Youth wing	Ilaignar Ani
Women's wing	Magalir Ani
Labour wing	Labour Progressive Federation (LPF)
Ideology	Dravidianism; Tamil nationalism; Regionalism; Social democracy; Progressivism; Secularism;
Political position	Centre-left
ECI Status	State Party
Alliance	National Alliance; INDIA (since 2023); Regional Alliances; SPA (Tamil Nadu and Puducherry); Former Alliances UPA (2004–2013, 2016–2023) (till dissolved)) (National); Democratic Progressive Alliance ; (2006-2019); DMK-led Alliance (1967-2006) (till dissolved)) (Tamil Nadu); INC-DMK alliance ( 1971-1974; 1980-1983) (Tamil Nadu); Janata Alliance (1977-1980; 1984-1989) (Tamil Nadu); National Democratic Alliance ; (1999-2003) (India); National Front; (1989-1991) (India); United Front ; (1996-1998) (India);
Seats in Rajya Sabha	10 / 245
Seats in Lok Sabha	22 / 543
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies	List 133 / 234 (Tamil Nadu) ; 6 / 30 (Puducherry)
Number of states and union territories in government	1 / 31
Election symbol
	; Rising Sun
Party flag
Website
	www.dmk.in
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil pronunciation: [t̪iɾaːʋiɖɐ munːeːtrɐk kɐɻɐɡɐm]; transl. Dravidian Progressive Federation; abbr. DMK) is an Indian secular progressive political party based in the state of Tamil Nadu, where it is currently the ruling party, and the union territory of Puducherry, where it is currently the main opposition.

The DMK was founded on 17 September 1949 by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam, headed by Periyar. The DMK was headed by Annadurai as the general secretary from 1949 until his death on 4 February 1969. He also served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu from 1967 to 1969. Under Annadurai, in 1967 the DMK became the first party other than the Indian National Congress to win state-level elections with a clear majority on its own 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 Union government. After Karunanidhi's death, his son and former deputy, M. K. Stalin, succeeded as the party president and as a chief minister of Tamil Nadu from May 2021.

The DMK became the fifth-largest party in the Lok Sabha after the 2024 Indian general election. It currently holds 126 seats in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, where the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance holds 159 out of 234 seats.