Pattali Makkal Katchi

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Pattali Makkal Katchi
Leader	K.Mani
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Thailapuram, Tindivanam
Alliance	United Progressive Alliance
Political ideology	Social Democratic/Populist
See also the politics of India series

Pattali Makkal Katchi (பாட்டாளி மக்கள் கட்சி, abbreviated PMK) is a Tamil political party. PMK participated in the National Democratic Alliance until December 2003, and was part of the Indian central government from 1999-2003. In 2004, PMK joined United Progressive Alliance party.

[edit] History

The PMK founder is Dr. S. Ramdoss and the president is G.K. Mani. Ramdoss had earlier worked with the Vanniyar Sangham (Vanniyar Union). PMK is based amongst the Vanniar caste, an OBC community. PMK has advocated the bifurcation of the state of Tamil Nadu, a proposal that was seen as a casteist line. PMK was mainly based in the northern half of the state. Ahead of the 2004 election PMK joined the broad Tamil political front Democratic Progressive Alliance where also Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Indian Union Muslim League are members.

After the formation of PMK, and under the leadership of Ramadoss, PMK was able to obtain a significant share of power both in the regional government in Tamilnadu and the central government, primarily due to coalition pressures. Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, the son of S. Ramadoss, is currently the Health Minister in the government of India. Following the 2004 general election Lok Sabha elections, PMK joined United Progressive Alliance party.

[edit] Election results

Historical election results for Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry:^[1]

[edit] Tamil Nadu

Dravidian political parties
Dravidian movement  · Periyar E. V. Ramasamy  · Anti-Hindi agitations
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[edit] Pondicherry

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Elelction Commission report on elections

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