Desiya Dravadar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam

Desiya Dravadar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam
Desiya Dravadar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam;
Leader	Rajinikanth
Chairperson	Rajinikanth
Founded	31 December 2017
Headquarters	Chennai
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

Desiya Dravadar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (DDMMK) (Tamil: தேசிய ட்ராவடார் மக்கள் முன்னேற்ற கழகம்; English: National Dravidian People's Progressive Federation) is a state political party formed by Rajinikanth in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu on 31 December 2017 in Coimbatore.^[1]

Formation[edit | edit source]

Rajinikanth announced entry into politics on 31 Dec 2017 and confirmed that his newly formed party will contest in assembly elections in 2021 from all 234 constituencies in Tamil Nadu state. His party, he said, would resign if it was unable to fulfill its electoral promises within three years of coming into power.^[2]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Naig, Udhav; Poorvaja, S. (31 December 2017). "As it happened | I will start a new party and contest the elections, says Rajinikanth". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
↑ Nurullah, Abdullah (1 January 2018). "On December 31, Rajinikanth launches year's most awaited party". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

Stalin, Sam Daniel (31 December 2017). ""Change Needed, It Is Time": Rajinikanth Announces New Party – 10 Facts". NDTV. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[1] Naig, Udhav; Poorvaja, S. (31 December 2017). "As it happened | I will start a new party and contest the elections, says Rajinikanth". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[2] Nurullah, Abdullah (1 January 2018). "On December 31, Rajinikanth launches year's most awaited party". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

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