Thayaga Marumalarchi Kazhagam, was a political party

Political party

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 in the India

India

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n state of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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 launched by Tamil

Tamil people

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 film maker T. Rajendar

T. Rajendar

Vijaya Thesingu Rajendar is a Tamil film actor and director as well as a film score composer, screenwriter, singer, comedian, dancer and playback singer. He is also a politician in Tamil Nadu, India....

 in 1991. The party was formed as a split from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...

 (DMK). In 1996, after Vaiko's departure from the DMK and the formation of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu formed in 1994 by Mr. V. Gopalswamy , a member of Rajyasabha and a party activitist of DMK. Mr. V. Gopalsamy grew in the party from his student days. He actively participated in the party agitations and...

, Rajendar's TMK merged with the DMK. Rajendar left the DMK again in 2004, to form the All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

All India Latchiya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam , a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu launched by Tamil film maker T. Rajendar in April 2004. The party was formed as a result of T. Rajendar's expulsion from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.This party haven't take part in the 2011 polls....

. The party contested in 11 seats in the 1991 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and won in 2 of them.