The “IlangathThamizhar”or Lankan Tamils whose areas of historic habitation in the Island are the predominantly Tamil speaking Northern and Eastern provinces have for many decades sought to establish a federal or quasi-federal system of governance in these provinces.This demand has been looked upon with suspicion by the Sinhala people. The course of contemporary politics in Sri Lanka has created a situation where federalism or the federal idea is identified with the political aspirations of the Tamils of Sri Lanka. Jeyaraj Kandyan Sinhala Leaders Wanted Federalism and North -East Merger Before Lankan Tamil Leaders MGR later amended the Anna-DMK to AIADMK or All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham in 1976.Ĭontinue reading ‘How and Why Actor “MGR” Launched the ADMK Party 50 Years ago’ »įiled under Articles by D.B.S. Annadurai popularly referred to as “Anna”. In forming his new party MGR retained the name of DMK with an added prefix – Anna derived from the DMK founder-leader C.N. MGR launched the Anna-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham (ADMK) a week later on the 17th. However MG Ramachandran was formally expelled from the DMK on 10 October 1972 for allegedly violating party disciplne. The DMK at that time was the ruling party in Tamil Nadu. MG Ramachandran or MGR had been for two decades, a stalwart of the Dravida Munnetra Kazham (DMK) meaning Dravidian Progressive Federation in English. It was later changed to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) The new party at its inception was named Anna -Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK). The founder and pioneering leader of that party – which celebrated its golden jubilee a few days ago- was the well known film actor turned politician Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran known popularly as “MGR” by his magical initials. Fifty years ago on that auspicious day, a new political party was launched in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
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