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Opposition leader slams ill-planned transition to CBSE curriculum for government schools • May 16, 2025, 6:38 AM ET (The Hindu)
AMMK will forget its differences with AIADMK to put up a united fight to defeat DMK: Dhinakaran • May 11, 2025, 9:35 AM ET (The Hindu)
Madras High Court quashes election bribery case booked against Vedasandur DMK MLA • May 6, 2025, 8:21 AM ET (The Hindu)
DMK urges government to help pilgrims detained in Rajasthan • May 4, 2025, 8:01 AM ET (The Hindu)
AIADMK’s executive committee ratifies the party’s alliance with BJP • May 2, 2025, 11:13 AM ET (The Hindu)

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Also Known As Dravidian Progressive Federation • DMK
Date 1949 - present
Related People C.N. Annadurai • M.K. Stalin • Muthuvel Karunanidhi

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