Dravidian parties information

Dravidian parties include an array of regional political parties in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, which trace their origins and ideologies either directly or indirectly to the Justice Party and the Dravidian movement of C. Natesanar and Periyar E. V. Ramasamy.^[1]^[2] The Dravidian movement was based on the linguistic divide in India,^[3]^[4] where most of the Northern Indian, Eastern Indian and Western Indian languages are classified as Indo-Aryan, whereas the South Indian languages are classified as Dravidian.^[5] Dravidian politics has developed by associating itself to the Dravidian community. The original goal of Dravidian politics was to achieve social equality,^[6] but it later championed the cause of ending the domination of North India over the politics and economy of the South Indian province known as Madras Presidency.

Most Dravidian parties are offshoots of Dravidar Kazhagam (DK).^[1] There are also a few other parties in Tamil Nadu that did not arise from DK directly. Nevertheless, both the former and the latter are considered as Dravidian parties because of the similarities of their ideals and goals.^[7]^[8] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its political rival All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) have been the major players among the Dravidian parties since the mid-1960s.^[9] Since the 1967 legislative assembly elections, only the DMK and the AIADMK have formed governments in Tamil Nadu. These two parties are political rivals.^[10] Barring political alliances with the DMK or AIADMK, since the 1990s no other political party has won more than a few seats in the Indian parliament or state legislative assembly of Tamil Nadu. Since 1996, members of the DMK and AIADMK have held portfolios in the cabinet of the central Indian government.^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14] Another Dravidian party is Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

Political media is pervasive in Dravidian politics, with five of the seven chief ministers from these parties being directly involved in Tamil cinema, either as script writers or actors. Recently television channels owned by these parties have been used for political propaganda purposes.^[15]

^ ^a ^b Ramaswamy, Cho. "E.V. Ramaswami Naicker and C.N. Annadurai". India Today. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
^ Viswanathan, S (10–23 April 2004). "A history of agitational politics". Frontline, The Hindu publishing. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
^ Omvedt, Gail. "The Dravidian movement". Ambedkar.org. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
^ Warrier, Shobha. "Karunanidhi's ode to Ravana has political significance". Rediff News. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
^ "Dravidian Language Family". University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008.
^ Arora, N.D.; Awasthy, S.S. (2007). Political Theory and Political Thought. New Delhi: Har-Anand Publications. ISBN 978-81-241-1164-2.
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^ Jayanth, V (16 March 2005). "Vijaykanth ready for political innings". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Wyatt, AKJ (September–October 2002). "New Alignments in South Indian Politics: The 2001 Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Asian Survey. 42 (5): 733–753. doi:10.1525/as.2002.42.5.733. hdl:1983/1811.
^ Venkatasubramanian, V (17 April 2006). "DMK-AIADMK direct fight in Uthiramerur, Alandur". The Hindu.
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^ Sivapriyan, ETB (6 March 2008). "When TV became the new political battlefield". Rediff News. Retrieved 19 February 2008.

[Cho-1] Ramaswamy, Cho. "E.V. Ramaswami Naicker and C.N. Annadurai". India Today. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008.

[frontline3-2] Viswanathan, S (10–23 April 2004). "A history of agitational politics". Frontline, The Hindu publishing. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008.

[3] Omvedt, Gail. "The Dravidian movement". Ambedkar.org. Retrieved 19 April 2008.

[rediff1-4] Warrier, Shobha. "Karunanidhi's ode to Ravana has political significance". Rediff News. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.

[5] "Dravidian Language Family". University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2008.

[6] Arora, N.D.; Awasthy, S.S. (2007). Political Theory and Political Thought. New Delhi: Har-Anand Publications. ISBN 978-81-241-1164-2.

[frontline1-7] Cite error: The named reference frontline1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[jayanth-8] Jayanth, V (16 March 2005). "Vijaykanth ready for political innings". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 March 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[Wyatt-9] Wyatt, AKJ (September–October 2002). "New Alignments in South Indian Politics: The 2001 Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Asian Survey. 42 (5): 733–753. doi:10.1525/as.2002.42.5.733. hdl:1983/1811.

[Venkat-10] Venkatasubramanian, V (17 April 2006). "DMK-AIADMK direct fight in Uthiramerur, Alandur". The Hindu.

[Murasoli-11] Cite error: The named reference Murasoli was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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[BBC-14] Cite error: The named reference BBC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[tvwar-15] Sivapriyan, ETB (6 March 2008). "When TV became the new political battlefield". Rediff News. Retrieved 19 February 2008.

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Union Council of Ministers Cabinet Ministers Sathiavani Muthu Aravinda Bala Pajanor Murasoli Maran T. G. Venkatraman Sedapatti R. Muthiah M. Thambidurai T. R. Baalu A. Raja Dayanidhi Maran M. K. Alagiri Ministers of State N. V. N. Somu T. R. Baalu R. K. Kumar Kadambur M. R. Janarthanan M. Kannappan Gingee N. Ramachandran A. Raja K. Venkatapathy Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan S. Regupathy S. S. Palanimanickam V. Radhika Selvi S. Jagathrakshakan S. Gandhiselvan D. Nepoleon
Chief Ministers Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu C. N. Annadurai V. R. Nedunchezhiyan M. Karunanidhi M. G. Ramachandran V. N. Janaki Ramachandran J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami M. K. Stalin Chief Ministers of Puducherry M. O. H. Farook S. Ramassamy M. D. R. Ramachandran R. V. Janakiraman Deputy Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu M. K. Stalin O. Panneerselvam
Speakers Deputy Speakers of the Lok Sabha G. Lakshmanan M. Thambidurai Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Si. Pa. Adithanar Pulavar K. Govindan K. A. Mathiazhagan Munu Adhi K. Rajaram P. H. Pandian M. Tamilkudimagan Sedapatti R. Muthiah P. T. R. Palanivel Rajan K. Kalimuthu R. Avudaiyappan D. Jayakumar P. Dhanapal M. Appavu Speaker of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly S. Perumal S. Pakkiam G. Palaniraja V. M. C. Sivakumar Deputy Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Pulavar K. Govindan G. R. Edmund P. Seenivasan N. Ganapathy Su. Thirunavukkarasar P. H. Pandian V. P. Balasubramanian V. P. Duraisamy K. Ponnusamy S. Gandhirajan Parithi Ilamvazhuthi A. Arunachalam P. Dhanapal Pollachi V. Jayaraman K. Pitchandi
Leaders of the Opposition Leaders of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly V. R. Nedunchezhiyan M. Karunanidhi J. Jayalalithaa S. R. Eradha K. Anbazhagan O. Panneerselvam Vijayakant M. K. Stalin Edappadi K. Palaniswami Leaders of the Opposition in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly P. K. Loganathan V. M. C. V. Ganapathy R. V. Janakiraman A. M. H. Nazeem R. Siva Deputy Leaders of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly K. Anbazhagan Su. Thirunavukkarasar Duraimurugan K. A. Sengottaiyan O. Panneerselvam Panruti S. Ramachandran Alagaapuram R. Mohanraj R. B. Udhayakumar
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