Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
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Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (in Tamil: தேசிய முற்போக்கு திராவிடக் கழகம், meaning National Progressive Dravidian Federation) is a regional political party formed by Tamil cinema actor "Captain" Vijayakanth in Tamil Nadu along the lines of the regional Dravidian political parties. He formally announced party formation on September 14, 2005 at Madurai. The party head office is in Koyambedu, Chennai.
This party contested in all 234 seats in the state elections in May 2006 with Vijayakanth contesting in Vridhachalam. The party polled almost 3 million votes (about 10% share),(which was surprisingly good show for a new party). All the candidates of the DMDK with the exception of Mr.Vijaykanth lost the elections in 2006. This proved to be a great disappointment to his political ambitions.[1]
Vijaykanth has declared that he would not ask donations for his party, and most of the funding for hte party comes from his own pocket.He has so far rejected alliances with other political parties. In a recent by-elections to Madurai Central assembly constituency DMDK has secured around 17000 votes which is just 2000 votes less than ADMK. DMDK was also able to secure significant no of seats in Local Body elections.
But however, the functioning of the party is no different from the other parties in Tamil Nadu. The district secretaries continue to be unscroupulous. A report on the high handed activities of the DMDK secretary of Pudukkottai District was brought to light in the local newspapers. He was found to be operating a mafia style ring in the district, threatening people running notable businesses and extracting money out of them.
[edit] Election history
[edit] Tamil Nadu
| Year | General Election | Votes Polled | Seats Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 13th Assembly | 1 |
[edit] External links
- Welcome to DMDK - Political Site for Vijaykanth Party
- DMDK Vijayakanth Profile in ArasiyalTalk.com
- Vijaykanth's interview to rediff.com
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