To liberate the Dravidian race from the shackles of superstition and religious dogmas, to revive and restore the ancient heritage of Tamil and Tamilnadu, and to protect Tamil language from Hindi imperialism, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam – (DMK) was founded by Dr. C.N. Annadurai – better known as Anna (Elder brother) on 17^th September 1949.

The History of DMK is the history of rational and reformist movement in Tamil Nadu. It is the history of Tamil renaissance it is the compilation of the continuous struggle and concrete efforts taken by a political organisation to preserve the identity of a civilisation par excellence.