In April 1977, V. R. Nedunchezhiyan the Minister for Education in the DMK cabinet left the party with some other leaders like K. Rajaram, S. Madhavan and P. U. Shanmugam and formed the "Makkal Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam".
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam | Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam | Dravidar Kazhagam |