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| logo              = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg  
| logo              = Indian Election Symbol Two Leaves.svg  
| abbreviation      = AIADMK  
| abbreviation      = AIADMK  
| leader            = * '''Coordinator''' :<br />[[O. Panneerselvam]]<br />{{small|(Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])}}
| leader            = * '''Coordinator''' :<br />[[O. Panneerselvam]]<br />{{small|(Deputy Leader Of Opposition)}}
* '''Joint Coordinator''' :<br />[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]<br />{{small|(Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])}}
* '''Joint Coordinator''' :<br />[[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]]<br />{{small|(Leader of Opposition)}}
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' :<br />[[K. P. Munusamy]] and<br />[[R. Vaithilingam]]
* '''Deputy Coordinators''' :<br />[[K. P. Munusamy]] and<br />[[R. Vaithilingam]]
| presidium        = '''Interim Chairman''' :<br />A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
| presidium        = '''Interim Chairman''' :<br />A. Thamizhmahan Hussain
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| loksabha_leader  = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| loksabha_leader  = [[P. Ravindhranath]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| rajyasabha_leader = [[A. Navaneethakrishnan]]
| treasurer        = [[O. Panneerselvam]]<br />{{small|(Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])}}
| treasurer        = [[O. Panneerselvam]]<br />{{small|(Deputy Leader of Opposition)}}
| founder          = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />{{small|(Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])}}
| founder          = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />{{small|(Former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]])}}
| foundation        = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
| foundation        = {{Start date and age|1972|10|17|df=y|p=y|br=y}}
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The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>
The headquarters of the party is called Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai, which is located at Avvai Shanmugam Salai, [[Royapettah]], [[Chennai]]. The building was donated to the party in 1986 by M.G.R.'s wife [[V. N. Janaki Ramachandran]], former chief minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-30|title=Honour V.N. Janaki's memory, family requests govt.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/honour-vn-janakis-memory-family-requests-govt/article33208401.ece|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>
==Ideology and policies==
==Ideology and policies==
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />
The AIADMK sought to depoliticize the education policy of the government by not insisting that education be the Tamil language. Policies of AIADMK were targeted to the poorer segments of Tamil society – poor, rickshaw pullers, and destitute women and centralizing the massive noon meal scheme for children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/23/Sasikala-camp-ADMK-Amma-OPS-gets-ADMK-Puratchi-Thalaivi-Amma-EC.html|title=പനീർസെൽവത്തിന് ചിഹ്നം വൈദ്യുതി പോസ്റ്റ്, ശശികല പക്ഷത്തിന് തൊപ്പി|website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref><ref name="Sinha">Sinha 2005, p. 107</ref> There was ambivalence toward the reservation policy and interests of farmers.<ref name="Sinha" />