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Former Tamil Nadu Minister ‘Panruti’ S. Ramachandran, connected Thursday (February 19, 2026), announced the enactment of a enactment - MGR Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MGR ADMK).
The enactment would clasp a league successful Kancheepuram connected February 23 to people its inauguration, according to Mr. Ramachandran, who served arsenic Minister successful the DMK and AIADMK governments headed by M. Karunanidhi and M.G. Ramachandran during the 1970s and 1980s.
The erstwhile Minister, who was till precocious with the campy led by erstwhile Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam, told reporters that his enactment would strive for the instauration of a society, wherein adjacent opportunities should beryllium ensured for all. “Politics of individuality indispensable beryllium replaced by authorities of ideology,” helium observed, unveiling the enactment emblem having the colours of black, achromatic and red.
Not to look polls
Though his enactment would not participate in elections, its members would beryllium escaped to articulation hands with likeminded parties astatine the clip of polls and they could contention arsenic independents.
To a query which parties were successful contention for the Assembly poll, Mr. Ramachandran replied that the contention would beryllium betwixt the DMK and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK).
He refuted a proposition that his determination was made nether the unit of the TVK’s person K.A. Sengottaiyan, who was expelled from the AIADMK successful October last.
Who is ‘Panruti’ Ramachandran?
88-year-old Ramachandran, who initially worked arsenic an technologist successful the now-abolished Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) for 8 years, entered the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly connected the DMK summons successful 1967 from Panruti constituency. He was elected from the constituency six times – doubly (1967 and 1971) connected the DMK ticket; thrice (1977, 1980 and 1984) arsenic a nominee of the AIADMK and erstwhile (1991) arsenic a campaigner of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK). He was a Minister for 15 years – 1971-1976 successful the DMK authorities headed by M. Karunanidhi and 1977-1987 successful the AIADMK authorities headed by M.G. Ramachandran. In these years, helium held the portfolios of Transport, Local Administration, Electricity and Food.
After heading the People’s Liberal Party betwixt 1996 and 2005, Mr. Ramachandran joined the DMDK successful September 2005 arsenic president of the presidium. In 2011, helium was elected from Alandur. Between May 2011 and December 2013, helium was the Deputy Leader of Opposition. After quitting the DMDK, helium returned to the AIADMK and contested unsuccessfully from Alandur during the 2016 Assembly election.
