Pattali Makkal Katchi Membership : pmkofficial.com

Party Name : Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)
Facility Name : Membership/Join Us
Founder: Dr. S. Ramadoss
State : Tamil Nadu
Website : http://pmkofficial.com/

How To Become a Pattali Makkal Katchi Member?

The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) does not have a dedicated online portal or centralized website for directly applying for party membership or generating a digital membership card.

Contacting Local Party Offices:
You can visit or call your local district or regional PMK office in Tamil Nadu. Party cadres or organizers at the local level distribute physical membership booklets and cards upon enrollment.

State Leadership Events and Rallies:
Membership drives are routinely organized during regional public meetings, rallies, and party campaigns spearheaded by PMK President Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss or party founder Dr. S. Ramadoss.

About Pattali Makkal Katchi

The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) is a regional political party in Tamil Nadu, India, founded on July 16, 1989, by Dr. S. Ramadoss. Known for its iconic “Mango” symbol, the party originated from the Vanniyar Sangam movement and primarily advocates for the social upliftment and political representation of the Vanniyar community.Par

Vanniyar Sangam
S. Ramadoss founded the Vanniyar Sangam in 1980, bringing together a coalition of Vanniyar caste organisations. The Vanniyar Sangam is PMK’s parent organisation  that organised the 1987 Vanniyar reservation agitation, demanding Most Backward Caste (MBC) status for Vanniyars.

At the peak of the protests, the state was paralysed for a week when thousands of trees were cut down, highways were blocked and damaged, and more than 1,400 houses belonging to members of the Dalit community were torched. The police shot 21 protestors. Later, in 1989, the DMK government led by then-Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi granted MBC status to the Vanniyars, with the associated reservation entitlements in education and employment.

PMK contested in 23 seats in the AIADMK alliance in the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election and won five seats by securing 4.04%.  In the assembly, PMK voted in favour of anti-CAA and anti-farm-law resolutions, but AIADMK and BJP walked out over the matter. PMK left the AIADMK-led alliance for the 2021 local body polls.

Ideology and Political Positions:
The PMK defied Tamil Nadu’s Dravidian political culture by explicitly appealing to its caste identification when asking for support. The party has been linked to direct action and protests that have resulted in violence. Between 2012 and 2013, the party ran a campaign against intercaste marriages.

Contact Pattali Makkal Katchi

Headquarters Address: 63, Nattu Muthu Naicken Street, Vanniya Teynampet, Chennai – 600 018
Contact Phone: 044-24354400 or 044-24351115.