Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
AbbreviationMDMK
General SecretaryVaiko
Parliamentary ChairpersonVaiko
Lok Sabha LeaderDurai Vaiko
Rajya Sabha LeaderVaiko
FounderVaiko
Founded6 May 1994; 30 years ago (1994-05-06)
Split fromDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
HeadquartersThayagam,
12, Rukmini Lakshmipathi Salai, Egmore, Chennai – 600008, Tamil Nadu, India.
Student wingMDMK Student Wing
Youth wingMDMK Youth Wing
Women's wingMDMK Women's Wing
Labour wingMarumalarchi Labour Front
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left[1]
Colours  Red
ECI StatusUnrecognised parties[2]
AllianceI.N.D.I.A.
Seats in Lok Sabha
1 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 245
Seats in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
0 / 234
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
www.mdmk.org.in

The Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (transl. Renaissance Dravidian Progressive Federation; abbr. MDMK) is a political party active in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was established by Vaiko in 1994 after he left the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. The headquarters of the party is called Thayagam, which is located at Rukmini Lakshmipathi Salai, Egmore, Chennai.

  1. ^ Ogden, Chris (20 June 2019). A Dictionary of Politics and International Relations in India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-253915-1. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil: 'Renaissance Dravidian Progress Federation') A political party. It was established in 1994...
  2. ^ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.