Public sentiment surrounding the judicial controversy in Tamil Nadu is highly polarized, exhibiting both strong support for the Supreme Court's recent ruling which champions state autonomy and federalism, as well as significant frustration toward Governor R.N. Ravi, whom many view as a symbol of political interference and judicial bias. While some celebrate the judicial decision as a victory for democracy and decades of ongoing struggles for state rights, others express deep dissatisfaction with the judicial system's delays and the perception of a lack of accountability within the government.

Governor R.N. Ravi

Supreme Court of India

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Tha. Kiruttinan killed by Alagiri (allegedly to be politically correct) is an important event in the history of Tamil Nadu showcasing DMK's thuggery.

In_Russ_We_Trust

Isn't leelavathi murder also an alleged political killing for bringing in water to a backward community area?

uncomfortably-happy

It's not just rivalry. Usually in DMK govt the law and order fades, with a proper bribe on place. So anyone can do anything with a known person in the government or with enough money to pay the bribe. 
And it's not the first time, there was Ramajayam murder, one communist leader murder, Dinakaran office murders (which happened because of political reasons only) etc... All happened during their reign only...

Aggressive-Corner383

It's a very sad state of affairs in TN and DMK has to take responsibility for the safety of the citizens but DMK just won 40 seats would they need to take out their rivals like this...I personally was thinking there was some personal enmity and could have been instigated from within the party itself...I am not sure...but currently it's a very bad situation in TN

vivekguptarockz

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Warnings are served. People on social media, for your own personal safety, avoid triggering/getting the attention of the Coolie-padai.

Avoid politics, interfering in power class affairs. It's important to live first. The head got to remain on the torse. Look after your own family, pay the maamools and survive. Save your energy. Time to retreat as a rat into a hole and survive by hiding.

JustASheepInTheFlock

If u r talking with relevance to Armstrong murder , there is no correlation with dmk n this . Armstrong was behind the murder of arcot suresh , and this was a retaliation to that in the birthday of late arcot suresh .

Legal-warthead7268

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Dmk is behind this i am seeing their rowdyism a lot

New_Mathematician_54

The recent BSP leader is not a rival of DMK. They are friends. 

One of the murderer is a BJP person.

https://tamil.hindustantimes.com/tamilnadu/selvaraj-arrested-in-bsp-chief-armstrongs-murder-linked-to-bjp-sources-131720263644289.html

erimalaiprogram

The head of the Tamil Nadu BJP State Economy Wing Madurai, MS Shah, was arrested on January 13, under charges of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. The arrest follows a complaint filed by the girl’s father at the City All Women Police Station, where he detailed the distressing circumstances surrounding the case. Shah also runs a private college in Thirumangalam.

Quartzzzz

It is very sad that Politics and degeneracy are hand in glove.

adityaguru149

What happened to the member of DMK in college rape ?

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Quite obviously the shit bag has to be put in jail and punished. But does this make the DMK goons saint, nope. Call spade a spade.

Appropriate_Art_9472

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Sanatani specialization...r a p e!

BLRCOKBOM

Tamil here, I’m from southern most districts of TN who are culturally closer to Sri Lankan Tamils. There are literally towns and villages with same names on Sri Lanka side. 

Everyone I know sees Sri Lankan Tamils as our brothers. But many see LTTE as resistance fighters who turned into terrorists organisation. LTTE’s early fights were necessary they did it for survival of Tamils but later fighting which includes Massacres of Tamil Muslims and other Tamil resistance groups. They even assassinated the guy who fought for Tamils right at UN because they had a fallout. Prabhakaran went from being a resistance fighter hero to an autocratic warlord. Many Tamils who lived during the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi lost their fanatical support to LTTE. Today only the fringe groups like NTK, uneducated idiots and insta reel heroes are worshipping LTTE. Rest probably feels bad for them but don’t care much about them.

Thaiyervadai

Instead of here, can you post this in Tamil Nadu specific subreddits like r/Tamil Nadu or r/Chennai, where you can get your answer.?

Particular-Yoghurt39

Started as a freedom fighter of sorts, someone everyone thought could bring about a change in the Sinhala nationalist politics back then. There was tremendous support on the Indian side from Tamil Nadu, and even when IPKF soldiers were fighting the LTTE, the injured leaders of LTTE would get treatment in Chennai. It was a very messed up situation. But they became like the PLO, declining peace offers and ways out of a protracted conflict, and become a terrorist organisation fully, and the support for them died down after they assassinated Rajiv Gandhi. Such a shame that he could have saved a lot more Tamil people if only he were willing to collaborate. Instead he doomed them all.

Dinowere

Prabhakaran and his Tamil Tigers movement started off as a very natural and necessary reaction to Sinhala ethnofascism. In the initial days, India firmly backed the movement against this oppression. However, as India turned against the LTTE under PM Rajiv Gandhi, the movement also moved towards more terroristic acts. Now, Prabhakaran is a flawed man and for us Indians, a terrorist for his role in assasinating Rajiv Gandhi. But at the same time, he was much better compared to the victorious alternative of Sinhala fascism as embodied by Rajapaksa.

NicePhilosopher6525

mazda-ahura

He is hero for Dravidianist or  sympathetic  towards ellam movement

srikrishna1997

Tamil war in Sri Lanka is a result of Tamil mythical history. Tamils believe that they are the original inhabitants of Sri Lanka and that the island belongs to them. They demanded to change the state structure based on that. That is what happened in SL..

Silent_Brilliant_316

So let me give you certain points, you can look for them. 

 DMK was always received as an evil party for whatever reason I don't know. I mean I get all your points, to be Frank all people were pointing out so many things but it was never proven, the 2G scam, manal thiruthu it keeps on going and even I agree that definitely they were corrupt but not as evil as many portrait and we even forgot Jayalalithaa was arrested and charged with corruption cases even though being CM at that time. So definitely DMK can win over Judiciary if they have so many evidences against them.

Regarding development,

They are the ones who started the industrialization and development infrastructure of the state. They are corrupt but they are the reason TN was developed not only chennai or coimbatore. They developed all over TN. From bridges, dam, buildings. From what I understand every development projects we initiated by them but due to political shifts the projects may completeed at admk periods.

And to be Frank, metro work would have completed way much sooner if it is not for mono rail project which is not even started and left as blank by admk government. 

And if you come to admk government, they are not very much into infrastructure or industrial development. But they always initiated or focussed more on public welfare which were essential but also leave a hole in our budget.

So basically atleast till Jayalalithaa was in power, this was our political dynamic. Both are corrupt as hell but their main objective were

DMK - infrastructure, industrial development and rights of state power.

Admk - public welfare and rights of state power.

If you think otherwise or if I said any thing wrong you are post you thoughts. We can discuss. 

P.S instead of following insta or twitter posts, try to read quality news and try to link them. You would gain an immense political knowledge (not related to the question just to expand your knowledge)

venkat_0096

I want the decision makers of Tamil Nadu in Chennai and not Delhi

Danda_Nakka

Political corruption and nepotism within the party is genuinely only pointed out when it's the DMK. Politics is pretty bad regardless of state, but it feels like it's a magical stick to beat the DMK with and that all other parties are devoid of this. 

I just don't want my state to involve itself in hindu-muslim politics nor in hindi-hindustan politics nor would I want my state to become a part of Bharat. Even if it's futile and even if it's a political move, I want someone to genuinely pushback against Hindi.

lurker_ayrus

Okay. I wrote this bit, like 2 pages long stuff like a week or so back. I wrote this piece on DMK and what they have done. But I did not post it as it was too long. I gave the whole document to Gemini and it gave me a relatively shorter version. Before reading it, please take ur brain out and remove whatever the preconceived notion that you have in your mind about DMK. Because that is not going to help you to learn about the greatest political party of TN, not by number but facts. AI summary of my document below 👇 

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DMK’s the best Tamil Nadu’s had, and no other party’s beaten what they’ve done. People hate them—ask why, and it’s always “they’re corrupt” or “family politics,” blah blah blah. That’s just talk, though. Funny thing is, the same people will brag about Jayalalithaa like she was perfect. No party’s clean—politics is messy—but DMK gets results, and that’s what matters. Sometimes other governments slowed things down after them, but DMK’s growth is real. Here’s the good stuff they’ve done, plain and simple:

Why DMK’s Great?

Tamil Nadu’s doing awesome—GSDP’s ₹27.22 lakh crore (2023-24), growing over 8%, better than most of India. People here make ₹2.78 lakh each, way more than the country’s ₹1.69 lakh. That’s because of DMK. They started this back in 1967 and kept it going. No one’s done it better.

1967-1969 (Annadurai): DMK got power and lit up villages with electricity—by 1972, TN was ahead of others. They cut poverty fast and got more kids in school with free food and focus on fairness.

1969-1976 (Karunanidhi): Karunanidhi built factories with TIDCO and SIPCOT. Chennai Port got busy, helping trade. Buses went public so everyone could ride cheap. They gave out food through PDS to stop hunger. Money started growing with stuff like textiles and leather. No one else set things up this good.

1989-1991 : After some breaks (other governments messed things up), DMK came back. Karunanidhi pushed factories more, setting the stage for big growth later. Tech schools grew, and poverty kept dropping—TN beat India’s average. No other party kept up.

1996-2001 : DMK hit it big here. Money grew over 8% a year. They got Hyundai in 1996 and Ford too, making TN a car-making champ. TIDEL Park (2000) started the tech boom. More kids read—73% by 2001, way over India’s 64%. Factories made up 33% of TN’s money. 

2006-2011: DMK came back strong. Money grew 8.2% a year (India’s was 7.5%). Chennai Metro started (2007), and tech jobs blew up—54% of TN’s money came from services. Big companies like TCS and Infosys got bigger. School sign-ups hit 42%, double India’s. They gave free laptops and built homes for the poor. TN led India in electronics exports by 2011. Other governments slowed stuff later, but DMK’s work was tops.

2021-Now: Since 2021, Stalin’s DMK’s rocking it. Money’s up over 8% a year—8.23% in 2023-24. People make ₹2.78 lakh each. They give ₹1,000 a month to 1.15 crore women and free bus rides (445 crore trips) to help the poor. School sign-ups hit 47%, best in India. They pulled in ₹52,257 crore for tech in 2021, making 93,000 jobs. New plans aim for ₹10 lakh crore more. Exports hit $43.56 billion in 2024. Stalin handled COVID shots, got kids back from Ukraine, and helped Sri Lanka. No one’s matched this.

The Facts :

Money: From ₹1.29 lakh crore (1996) to ₹27.22 lakh crore (2023-24)—DMK made this happen.

Schools: Reading went from 62% (1981) to 80.33% (2011), now the best—DMK’s doing.

Tech: TIDEL Park to now—TN’s got 12% of India’s tech exports, thanks to DMK.

Factories: Cars, clothes, electronics—12% of India’s factory money started with DMK. No one’s beat these numbers.
Corruption? May be, But Look at the Wins

Every party’s got dirt—DMK’s got 2G and Tasmac talk, plus “family politics” complaints. People hate them for it. But the same ones cheer Jayalalithaa, who is a 'wink wink'. Politics ain’t clean anywhere. DMK’s different because they grow TN—8%+ with Stalin, 8.2% with Karunanidhi. Others slowed things down—Metro got stuck, plans flipped—but no one’s topped DMK.

Why They’re the Best

DMK took a poor state and made it India’s number-two money maker. They mixed factories, tech, and help for people better than anyone. Every time they’re in, money, schools, and jobs jump. Sure, lots hate them—corruption and family talk sticks—but their growth beats it, and no other party’s ever done more. 

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After thought note : Corruption is the key to keeping the party alive. Think about it. There is no other way that you can run a party without it, anywhere in the world. And I believe that the hatred towards DMK rooted back when MGR broke from the party and is fueled by Rajaji's vagayara till now.

BeetleBot96

Corrupt as hell but they dont mess up with the social fabric of the society. BJP is corrupt and messing up with Tamil culture and society. 

Also during DMK govt things progress. They take a big cut but it is better than stagnant economy where nobody makes money. 

2 things I expect from DMK - Be a little less corrupt and get Stalin a better wig maker. 0 hope of either of that. While on Wishlist, I would also like their heir to throne to have some charisma. Piece of coal probably has more.

britolaf

I'm coming from a hardcore Admk background until the time of amma.

As the clowns from Admk again gonna patchup with these anti Tamil pests called bj party, let's throw a scenario.

Assume if Admk in power right now and the bj party cancer guys trying to force throat hindi in the form NEP and Delimitation..

I bet these clowns EPS and others would not think twice to accept all these shit and would have licked the boots of Amit shah in no time.

State rights and federalism is a joke for them.

sivag08

See the kinda crimes committed by saffron gang in the north, crimes which won't fly here. 

For example, 

the halal shit they tried to pull in a restaurant run by a Hindu owner.

Vs

Vhp or Bajrang Dal idk which outfit, they harassed a restaurant for using orange coloured tissue paper( it went with the orange theme) 


I don't wanna see  Gauraksha mf's shouting at a cattle transport truck while I'm driving on the road.


You think dmk is worse, bjp is hell bent on turning tn into up/bihar. 


Learn Hindi so that you can shout at the chain snatcher in Hindi, the kinda shit that comes out of tn bjp people is revolting, this is the top echelon, imagine the ground level workers.

Hot_Version9817

It is simple . It’s a regional party and decision making powers are controlled by local people and trends . 
And their policies are not too bad , we are way ahead in even simple socio-economic systems and way of living . 

Don’t want a deihi - Karan to dictate what we should be doing , how much we should be spending . 

DMK - ADMk duo did so much good to TN , the folks who were left off by DMK , ADMk picked it up . 
In the end the beneficiaries are the people  , 

BJP has nothing to offer , now or never . So does other parties as well.

kat2225

The fact TN is where it is bcos of Dravidian politics. We have better HDI, healthcare, education and every other parameter than most states bcos there was a concerted effort from Dravidian parties to ensure TN gets its fair share. We are lucky to have them at the helm as most of their focus was on developing TN and to show something for themselves instead of trying to mollycoddle the union govt both under Congress and BJP for better benefits for themselves in Delhi. And I keep referring to Dravidian and not DMK bcos if you look at AIADMK and DMK have practically the same ideology. So the credit goes to both. Had we voted for any national party in the last 50 years we could have not been that different from other national party states up north in terms of development in all the areas mentioned above. And pretty much most in TN know this, so we will never vote only for Congress or BJP. It will be DMK or AIADMK with an alliance of a central party

Brilliant_Meal_2653

- One of the few (maybe the only) major party that questions the brahminical status quo and has raised voices against casteism and patriarchy. But over the years they have also become casteist and following patriarchy, family rule
- Preserving Tamil, opposing Hindi imposition. One of the major reasons why India has even slightly developed
- Importance to Archeology
- Has been the major party to voice for federalism. Although they have not been that great in devolving powers to local bodies
- Importance to education, social justice, upliftment of people. Both welfare schemes and upliftment measures are required to improve the lives of poor people
- Importance to Industrialisation
- Importance to Infrastructure
- Among the few major parties that do not promote Islamophobia
- TN is the best state in India to have to done well on both social and economic fronts. A number of states do well on one of them and lag in another. 

For reasons like these, I feel happy to live in TN. They have a number of downsides, but mentioning only the positives here.

ImAjayS15

jagaddjag

We say that DMK is ‘corrupt’. Crimes have been high etc.. First thing first none of these claims are proven in court. 
Also i would really like someone to point me to data to prove these claims. For eg. if you say crimes have increased, compare with previous periods. 
Now, for the sake of argument lets accept these claims. The one thing that makes DMK different is their policies.
Morning breakfast scheme, Free buses for Women, 1000 Rs for Women and students etc. 
At the same time, we need DMK to oppose the union govt policies too. Take vishwakarma encouraging குலத்தொழில், NEP imposing hindi and encouraging drop outs, delimitation. You need a strong party to oppose all these policy impositions. I cant see any other party in place of DMK. 
Next comes raising religious hate against muslims. Take the recent issue in thirupparangundram. They tried to raise a non-existent issue and H Raja openly states that they will do a repeat of Ayodhya. 
I cant see any other party opposing all these things and thats why I support DMK.

Imdaredevil498

"ANYTHING but bjp" Have you heard of the Pareto principle?

Quercusagrifloria

[https://www.dmk.in/en/achievements/](https://www.dmk.in/en/achievements/)

Brief_Lingonberry362

Social justice, state governance and ,எரியுற கொள்ளியில அந்த கொள்ளி தான் கொஞ்சம் நல்ல கொள்ளி

joee017

No one likes DMK. They only think it is better than BJP, so it is impossible to answer your question without talking about other parties.

ExtraGoated

DMK of 1950s or 60s is gone. Even I doubt whether the last ember is still left or not?. 

Many casually agreeing DMK is corrupt. But people don't know corruption is like cancer without eliminating corruption one cannot achieve the developed state status. 

Coming to the topic, always remember you should choose a party that stands with you and your state rights and they should listen to you. When any of the above lacks from any party they should be thrown out. 

Further, KK is the architect of modern TN. For all the complaints against him, he is a legendary visionary and really cared about oppressed people. I do agree that his stand against eelam is unforgettable and unforgivable. It is what it is.

NoDot4762

From 3 universities in 1966 (1 private), the state expanded to 24 government and 25 private universities by 2010.
Widow remarriage scheme
Uzhavar Santhai
20% reservation for Vanniyars and Denotified tribes
The State government passed a law in 2007 that provided within the 30% OBC quota, a subcategory of Muslims with 3.5% reservation
33% reservation for women in local bodies
Stopping of Hand Rickshaws
Adi Dravidar Free Concrete Housing Scheme
Magalir self help groups 
Establishment of SIPCOT 
ensuring equal property rights for women.
Free electricity to farmers
Konjam dhan type panna time iruku work ku kelamburan🚶🏻🚶🏻

VickyChicko_

Best among the current parties, DMK has the power to voice against central, DMK does corruption I won’t deny, but what we are getting back that also matters. We’re not getting corrupted like Bihar or UP, we’re growing in a much faster pace, do u think it’s happening without the support of ruling party?

Anyway BJP, everyone knows the reason, Since ADMK going to have an alliance with BJP, so no for them as well. 

TVK n NTK, they are pretty new, handing them govt of 2nd biggest economic contributor state is a riskier move. Politics is different running a govt is different, let them win one MLA seat and prove themself first.

Whatever everyone say, the reason we’re doing good as a state today is because of these three parties DMK, ADMK &amp; Congress. No one can deny it.

soul_whisp

Lazarus810

'Mathiyil kootatchi..Maanilathil suyaatchi' Principal architect of this was MK..
They have always been vocal about TN's rights (barring a few ofc).
But in any case, given the current scenario in the broader context of TN my bet would be on them!

My liking for DMK is ingrained as a gratitude towards the change the party brought in my family. My mom was the only person got education ( She is PhD holder) in a family of 5. The idea to educate a girl for my grandfather came from dravidian movement. Same goes to my father family too. My father hailing from a distorted political family was made to get proper education because of the DMK people he met along the way. Thus a well educated family was born. I and my sibling studied in govt aided school. The schemes and policies entitled to school education has benefitted us to become who we are today. 

Though I'm not blind to the corruption, I also believe that this party has done so much to the development of the state and the community as such. Doing politics over language may seem as an agenda, but thinking through the futuristic lens, and the ability of right wing parties, what DMK does even now is good.

Educational-Fix-6473

All these comments portraying Tamilnadu as some utopian paradise carved out by dmk’s selfless service to the state just makes me wonder how easy it is to gaslight people. DMK is casteist, DMK does not like muslims, DMK is the most corrupt party that Tamilnadu has ever seen. Period.

joke02

During Covid, under AIADMK time everything was fucked up in TN and BJP did nothing for India because they're illiterate psychotic fucks, people were dying without oxygen while PM was spending crores on interior design. DMK swiftly handled the mess in TN once they came into power and the infection rates dropped immensely. Tamilnadu is one of the most progressive states which uplifts education, social welfare, healthcare, etc. DMK is leaps and bounds more efficient and better than BJP, AIADMK and other parties. They are corrupt but they don't sit around and do nothing. They don't incite religious crap. DMK does everything to preserve Tamilan culture.

BJP wants to brainwash you with hindutva crap, they've majority of rapists in office and are stupid dumbfucks who are shaking their hips to fascists. They don't know how to run government and serve people. DMK is the sanest party that actually abides by the Constitution and democracy while BJP is trying to pass laws and holds back budget to punish any state that doesn't bend to their will. Tamilnadu is more secular than majority of the states because we've had sane government under DMK. DMK has implemented multiple schemes that uplift people - free food in school, Naan Mudalvan, free bus for women, money for kids, money for women, etc.

BJP and AIADMK has done nothing for people, they want power for power's sake. DMK in a nutshell actually works on serving people and improving people's lives better than any other party. They actually get shit done, not go screaming around useless crap to start religious riots and pass insane laws to support billionaires and oppress people based on religion. If you don't see why DMK is the best option, then please wake up and educate yourself. Vote for the party that will actually protect your rights, not take them away.

Better of the evils. Though corrupt at many levels they've a better track record of progress on all fronts not an opinion but based on metrics. Other options in the current situation make the choice even more easier than ever. Having said that I want a better regional progressive opposition to have choice.

thakalli

Choice is between rowdyism/corruption/nepotism (DMK), incompetence/corruption (AIADMK) , Divisive hate/corruption (BJP) and Nepotism/Corruption/incompetence(Cong).

Confident-Ask-2043

The fact that Tamil Nadu today is one of the top states in India in every index speaks for itself. It surely can't be as it is today if DMK was this evil dynastic rule guys who did nothing but steal from govt's treasury. Sure admk was also part of TN's past but if you look into it most of the development would have happened in dmk's time. 

I suggest you search "second show kalaignar"  in YouTube and watch to get a gist of what they have done

And that party has a rich heritage to it i encourage you to learn about the party's origin, no other party has such rich history and strong founding principles.

If you ask me  about the recent times. We'll they have been ok. Not great. But I don't see anyother worthy alternate sadly.

Horror-Clue-6759

Cool-Reveal-3864

DMK as a political party done more to the state any other political parties could do to their respective states.

This is something you must understand for why 'don't blame other party' will never work.

We have first past the post and multi-party system. This means that to win a seat, u just need to be highest among all the contestants. So you can theoretically you can win the constituency with just 1% votes if the votes share of remanining 100 other parties is 0.99%. However, ground reality is not that extreme, but you can still get 50%+1 majority with just 30%-40%.

So, if you understand how the election works, you realize that it is reliable to vote against a party u dislike instead of voting for a party u like. Most people here either hate DMK, BJP, or both. Similarly, in the North, it is a regional party (or Congress), BJP, or both.

So if people fragment for let's say seeman, vijay, Kamal, etc. If you are right-wing (dislike DMK) and fragment, there's a good chance that DMK will take it all (entire representation of constituency) with just ~40%. Vice versa for left wing and BJP. Bcz u cannot trust everyone on your 'wing' to go for the same option.

By fear mongering, people are pushed to choose between lesser of big evils. It is our election system that rewards it the most.

This could be solved with preferential voting or proportional representation. But guess what? it will never  happen with the same old two fake argument that 1) locally elected representatives are required to bring the concerns of their region to the assembly, 2) People are too stupid to participate in any election system other than FPTP.

Alarictheromebane

Many caste fanatics hate dmk it doesn't mean that dmk is saviour , this is why South TN still votes for bankrupt admk and bjp is trying to capture that vote bank.dmk may be corrupt but when it comes to infrastructure they are the boss, admk in last ten years made Chennai look like africa when compared to Bangalore or Hyderabad now things are changing thanks to dmk.

ilk17

I simply have no other option. ADMK joined hands with the Hindu Nazis so not voting them even if they pay me in lakhs, TVK and NTK are stupid zombie crowds. As of now there is only one party in TN and that's DMK.

beefladdu

Personally for me, DMK has always been open to modernize and change with time. They focus on industrialization and infrastructure. I've lived outside India and when I came back after EPS loss to the current DMK govt, I could visibly see the city's development and change in infrastructure. I also like the fact that they are the only Dravidian Party to still hold on to some of those Dravidian values. 

But yea you just need to look past the corruption and nepotism.

Thin-Goat-3483

The only political party in TN that works for the upliftment of all classes - truly inclusive growth. The party has a well balanced economic stance - while it is so supporve of the working class, it also works towards getting investment and jobs to the state.
The only party in India that works for the welfare and well being of women and also empowering them. 

Pls follow @updates_chennai X handle to get information about the investments that the MKS govt has  brought in in the last 3 years.

Some of the most important inclusive growth &amp; welfare schemes:

1. Free bus transport for Women, kids and transgender
2. Honorary monthly payment of Rs.1000 for women in low income households
3. Free hot breakfast for kids in govt schools
4. Government run affordable hostel for working women in Chennai and other cities
5. 1% reduction in registration fees for property registered in the name of woman.
6. Naan Mudhalvan skill development program for rural and government school kids
7. Extension of 7.5% reservation for all courses in govt and govt aided colleges (ADMK must be applauded for introducing this for MBBS) and all feed, including hostel fees will be borne by the govt.

All this while providing 100 units of free electricity, top notch public healthcare network (the nearest PHC from any place within TN is less than 7 kms &amp; they are staffed 24x7), free vaccination for kids in government hospitals, lowest bus fare among all states and etc.,

Key_Commission_1066

dmk principles died when Anna left. it became a private limited corporation when a man who was not even original cofounders of the party which opened in 1949.
today's dmk cadres should take some time to read more on Anna's viewpoints than EvRamasamy idea. but the current dmk regime wants his cadres in a way that doesnt have tamil cultural values and dislocated through distorted histories. If Anna lived little longer things wouldve been different and we dont have a family control over a party which was strongly raised through the cooperation and trust of the commoner.  

not a supporter of dmk but a political follower of Anna. 

and Isai vellalar name was given to devadasis (tamil) but it went on became a umbrella term. sure one need to read devadasi stories of 1900s and see the ones that control this party is not from that community.

thennow28

The reason TN became the most urbanised and industrialised state is because of DMk and its founder CN annadurai 
Anna was always dreamt of making TN a global hub and he usually compared TN with other countries in terms of growth and infrastructure 
If you read about anna karunanidhi former CM's you would get the best answer

Ok-End-5814

Welfare schemes that affected me personally: My father bought our house from the neighbour. The owner built the house in porambokku land. We got patta for the land during Kalaignar period.

My paternal aunt was struggling. She lost husband and the son was disabled. She got a house in Samathuvapuram, Ponnakudi, Tirunelveli.

My street is slowly turning into an widow asylum. All our *immediate* neighbours and my mom lost their husbands . They receive (not us) 1000 rupees from the government which is a huge help. Mostly the sons abandoned them and they still have to work.

The major  infra projects in Tirunelveli are done during the DMK period. Elcot, SEZ, bridges were built during Karunanidhi period. Tirunelveli now has street lights everywhere. Earlier the road around school or govt medical college were dark and scary. Now every nook and corner is lit.

Comfortable_Skin4469

Known devil is better than an unknown ghost. 😄
Right now opposition and others were not good enough to consider. My opinion

suresh770k

I can see a lot of improvements in government schools ( morning breakfast, annual day celebrations,more admissions etc) 
Earlier ptr did better in finance department, 
Women centric schemes were good
Monthly Scholarship for college going students etc. 

Adding to that they stand for their Dravidian ideology and speak for it. Admk fails badly in ideology department.

What are alternatives AIDMK? Even more stupidly. Corrupt Correct and creating a dynasty. Blame the voters hooked on Heroin of Free stuff.

ComprehensiveRow4347

DMK and ADMK have been similar in policies. BJP has hijaced admk. The following are the policies and results of Dravidian politics - DMK and ADMK
Social justice - affirmative action, welfare measures. Homogenous development. Tamil Nadu top large state by many social measures- MMR, IMR, Vaccination rates, fertility rates, literacy levels, child nutrition, education facilities per population etc etc. result of 75 yrs of social justice politics. 

2. Economy. If we take larger states only karnataka is ahead of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has better gdp per capita than gujarat. Wide range of knowledge industries 

3. Higher education. TN is hotspot for medical tourism from gulf, south Asian countries. Home to Knowledge industries - automotive biotech etc result of its large education sector

4.Tamil identity and independence. is important to Tamils. We don’t want to be ruled over by others.

Everything is relative. And TN is far better than many other states in the county ruled by BJP/ congress for long time( both are same, RG is different but he won’t win)

antsonfir

1.Has one leader who has the reins and is in control of the party 

2. Still has the spine to not wholly bend towards pressure from centre 

3. Lesser of the two evils 

If Jayalalitha was still there, they would not have received so much support in the state. But unfortunately she's no more and DMK is the only option left for the people of TN.

coldnomaad

Truth - No party is doing justice to the people.

Facts - Multiple roads, bridges were built in their period. Metro is being rapidly expanded. Importance to libraries and Tamil Sangam research (still not sufficient). 3 Language opposition (involvement of politics too!). Medical system and colleges was far established tha any other state. Education is standardised despite flaws in major universities and governors (you know the agri univ issue, paper correction and PhD scholars draining issue). Protection of Tamil culture and pride (debatable). Only stronghold against center (rather than sheep doing injustice to own land since he's a Kannadiga)

Failures - More crime rates increasing everyday than any other period. Law and order misuse by authorities. Electricity bills and taxes are too high. Tolls are being scammed. No govt jobs without money. No rise salary to all workers and white collars. Supporting only to minorities. Katapanjayathu, land mafia, tasmacs, tender scams. Promoting family strong hold.

There's no other better party atleast for now, than themselves. Even NOTA is not worthy. 

ps - Future of TVK  is questionable (most support to minorities only and including arjuna was dumb move)

Powermila_521

DMK - Coz they made the developed Tamilnadu, it is today. 

Roads in TN , even in villages far better than Bangalore.
Auto sector, Manufacturing only second to MH. Distributed industrialisation was DMK's work. Coimbatore, Tirupur, Karur, Hosur , Chennai - hardly any other south state has this kind of spread out industries.

Only party that doesn't suck up to BJP. So anti BJP, anti Hindians, DMK is the only choice

Perspective4442

I like DMK and especially CM Stalin. He has done a lot for the industrial, economic and social development of TN.

CostofRelease

NTK first. DMK next. AIADMK (the powerful and not the current one) third. 

I do not want my state rights hanging around in the hands of an asshole in the north.

EasternQuality2786

Why do I support DMK is because 

1. Free bus for ladies/women including transgenders.

2. Support money to women.

3. Support money to college boys and girls who are going to college from govt. School 

4. A separate hostel for girls and working women.

5. Replacement of new bus from the old ones (green and brown colored busses).

6. Conducting book festival every year. Which is now extending in other states like delhi and other countries like dubai.

7. Protection of minorities like muslims etc...

8. Fight against union govt. For our tax and Rights.

9. Free electricity to farmers.

10. Morning breakfast scheme in govt schools.

11. Having a reservation of 69% which is only in Tamil Nadu. 

ETC...

To tell you the fact, my father studied in a govt school from 1st standard to 12th. And did his degree in a govt college. He used to live in a house made of palm 🌴 leaves. My grandfather(mother's father) is a farmer and thanks to free electricity he can atleast manage to cut down some expenses in farming. And he  is still farming to this very day. Currently my father has his own house, car, property etc... because of not only DMK But because of this Dravidian Parties and it's politics. If you want to know the details and revolutions done by the Dravidian Parties please read the book on Justice Party.

Edit : removed some grammatical mistake

Bhaveshhk2525

You know why people hate the bjp? 
The only thing they care about is their bottom line! 
And what’s their bottom line ? Hindutva and hindurashtra ! Nothing more than that even if it means destroying our values education our country our culture or our language!

Stunning_F

1.DMK was the least evil party

2.Stand for state Rights

3.Dravidian Ideologies (Don't ask me, go and search their ideologies)

4.Many developments in TN happened because of DMK, Then ADMK comes grows at a slower pace because the development done by DMK are making state to run despite of ADMK poor policy (Some) and ego

5.People will question them rightly believing the criticism will be heard, Unlike ADMK dictatorship(A1) and Slave (MGR, Deadbody) people won't question much, and they know slaves can't do good for people rather than their kings

Tags192

Along with whatever ppl have said, why is it not good enough reason to choose the less evil of them all? Whats wrong in that when ppl give "hate BJP" as the reason? 

Tell me 1 country or state where this does not happen, there is no 100% good party, end of the day ppl will choose what they feel is the least evil choice (after being subjected to all the propaganda and agenda) it is the same everywhere.

venki_95

Follow the money
Or Trace the caste.
Or alcohol.


That's it!

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Now the mods will run to remove this.

sbadrinarayanan

DMk is a micro version of BJP. BJP will also concentrate power to a few in the name of development. Media is as pliant as the national media. 
The difference is trickle down economics does not alone work which is evident in the doles given out in Maharashtra and Delhi elections. Somehow TN and Dravidian parties have realized and implemented welfare schemes much better. 
Rest is choose your evil scenario. Corruption and violence vs soft Communalism and crony capitalism.

No_Willingness_8750

It is simple. They demolished Brahminical hegemony. Moreover, they are secular in true sense. Udaynidhi, the heir apparent, is against Hinduism and vociferously praise Christianity, the true religion of love. He will save the souls of all Tamil people. These are enough reasons to support DMK.

jackhawk56

Simple reason is Caste. DMK claims to be non caste party but they are masters at choosing right candidates from respective regions where that particular caste votes were higher

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Lost-Act-1347

Our judiciary is the most "egathaala bnda" part of our democracy. From calling judges milords to having summer holidays to having weird laws like these. If a tamil person can't understand what is going on in Madras HC then isn't that breaking the right to equality? If IAS and IPS guys can learn the language of the state they are posted then why tf milords bndamavans do the same? Judiciary is the most inefficient in our country these people have ruined lakhs of peoples life just by not giving bail.

kameswara25

&gt; Article 348 of the Constitution mandates that “all proceedings in the Supreme Court and in every High Court shall be in English language until Parliament by law otherwise provides”.

I think this is fair. Unless Hindi is declared as an official language at court, I see no issue here. Tamil becoming an official language would be disastrous for the proceedings (still not as bad as Hindi). Imagine you're in the middle of an interrogation and some tamil advocate cites a law which both the judge and the opposite side is unable to comprehend because they studied it in English. Standards need to be maintained and English being the official language seems fair. MGR has first raised the dispute to change the official language. He's a normie who doesn't understand how things work, just because he wasn't able to understand a language doesn't mean he has the right to change it. We can't really blame him, we should be blaming the people who voted for an undereducated person and brought him to power.

Important_Lie_7774

We have the answer already in the post you shared and uttering those might be.contempt of court .

Weird system we live in .

The_Acinonyx_Jubatus

You guys have too much time on your hands if your  problem is which language the court (which is functioning without any issues till date) is speaking

Centurion1024

brucewayneflash

No official translation of acts and rules exist.

Creating an official translation of acts is not the job of the courts. It is the job of the state governments.

For Tamil translation, the Tamilnadu government should act.

The Constitution of India came into force in 1950.

No official translation yet.

What do expect?

The high court should run  Biggboss show in Tamil, without laws in Tamil.

Willing-Wafer-2369

It should be Tamil. I haven't been to the court. What language do they use there?

No_Chapter_9287

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