  marumalarchi dravida munnetra kazhagam (mdmk) is a political party active in the indian state of tamil nadu and pondicherry. it was established by vaiko in 1994. ==history== ===formation of mdmk=== vaiko was a member of rajyasabha and a party activitist of dravida munnetra kazhagam. vaiko grew in the party from his student days and actively participated in the party agitations and courted imprisonment several times. he was elected thrice to the rajya sabha and attracted the attention of many in parliament. in 1994, he was forced out of the parent body as he was seen as a threat to dmk chief karunanidhi's son m.k. stalin. vaiko along with some district secretaries announced the decision to start rival dmk ultimately leading to naming of the part as mdmk. ===support to ltte=== vaiko's sympathy for the cause of the liberation tigers of tamil eelam is widely known. he visited to the jungles in vavuniya to meet ltte supremo velupillai prabhakaran. ===support to mullai periyar dam=== kerala government was keen in demolishing mullai periyar dam, this dam is the prime source for irrigation for more than 8 districts including theni. only mdmk party fought for tamils rights in mullai periyar dam issue ===split in mdmk=== with the looming possibility of a vote of confidence in parliament against upa, two party mps, l ganesan and ginjee n ramachandran, claimed that they enjoy the support of the majority of party cadre and decided to pledge support to the upa government. they later withdrew their claim and joined dmk when it was found that they had forged letters of support of party executives.indian prez summons pm: trust vote likely on july 21 or 22, singh garners enough votes ===boycott of assembly election 2011=== due to issues in seat sharing, mdmk quit the admk alliance and boycotted the assembly elections 2011 of tamil nadu and puducherry. ===sanchi protest=== to protest the sri lankan president mahinda rajapaksa visit to sanchi, madhya pradesh. vaiko and his party members traveled to sanchi. people who traveled through r
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