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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
|party_name = Ayya Pattali Makkal Katchi<ref name=name/>
|party_logo = [[File:Pmk flag.jpg|200px]]
|colorcode = {{party color|Pattali Makkal Katchi}}
|president = [[S. Ramadoss]]
|general_secretary = Murali Sankar
|founder = [[S. Ramadoss]]
|foundation = {{Start date and age|2025}}
|split = [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]
|eci = [[List of political parties in India#State|Unrecognised Party]]<ref>{{cite news|title=TN: Ramadoss faction rejects Anbumani's claim of EC approval as PMK president|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/tamil-nadu/story/tn-ramadoss-faction-rejects-anbumanis-claim-of-ec-approval-as-pmk-president-2788266-2025-09-16|access-date=19 September 2025|work=India Today|date=16 September 2025}}</ref>
|treasurer = Syed Mansoor Ushen
| alliance =
|state_seats_name = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]
|state_seats = {{Composition bar|2|234|hex=#F3ED13}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Three PMK MLAs and party general secretary back Anbumani in leadership row|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Jun/01/three-pmk-mlas-and-party-general-secretary-back-anbumani-in-leadership-row-2902473.html|access-date=19 September 2025|work=The New Indian Express|date=1 June 2025}}</ref>
|loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|543|hex=#F3ED13}}
|rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|245|hex=#F3ED13}}
|ideology = [[Caste politics|Casteism]]<br>[[Conservatism in India|Conservatism]]<br>[[Right-wing populism]]
|position = [[Right-wing]]
|headquarters = [[Tindivanam]], [[Villupuram District]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|symbol = [[File:Gas Cylinder.jpg|120px]] <br/>Gas Cylinder
|flag = [[File:PMK.svg|200px]]
|website = {{URL|http://pmkofficial.com/}} (disputed)
}}

The '''Ayya Pattali Makkal Katchi''' (transl. Proletarian People's Party); {{small|abbreviated as}} '''APMK''') is a splinter faction of the regional political party [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]] (PMK), based in [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is currently led by founder Dr. [[S. Ramadoss]], who founded the original PMK that is currently led by his son, [[Anbumani Ramadoss|Anbumani]]. The faction emerged in 2025 after a major leadership conflict between Ramadoss and his son, Dr. [[Anbumani Ramadoss]], over control of the party. While the Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued communications recognising Anbumani’s camp, the Ramadoss faction rejects these claims, insisting that procedural norms were violated and that Anbumani’s term as president expired in May 2025.<ref>{{cite news|title=TN: Ramadoss faction rejects Anbumani's claim of EC approval as PMK president|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/tamil-nadu/story/tn-ramadoss-faction-rejects-anbumanis-claim-of-ec-approval-as-pmk-president-2788266-2025-09-16|access-date=19 September 2025|work=India Today|date=16 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Anbumani camp says ECI backs him as PMK president, Ramadoss faction rejects claim|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/anbumani-camp-says-eci-backs-him-as-pmk-president-ramadoss-faction-rejects-claim-207119|access-date=19 September 2025|work=The News Minute|date=16 September 2025}}</ref> This faction got the name ''Ayya Pattali Makkal Katchi'' and symbol as [[Gas Cylinder]] by the [[Election Commission of India]] in 2026<ref name=name>{{cite news|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/latest-news/state-news/dr-ramadoss-launched-a-new-party-called-ayya-pmk/amp_articleshow/129791262.cms|title=ராமதாஸின் தனிக்கட்சி உதயம்|trans-title=Ramadoss faction named their faction|work=Samayam Tamil|date=25 March 2026 |access-date=13 April 2026 |language=ta }}</ref>.

==History==
===Founding and early years===
The parent party, PMK, was founded by Dr. [[S. Ramadoss]] on 16 July 1989, emerging out of the Vanniyar Sangam movement that had spearheaded the [[1987 Vanniyar reservation agitation]]. The party sought to secure political representation for the [[Vanniyar]] community of northern Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Radhakrishnan|first=P.|date=2002|title=Vanniyar Separatism: Nebulous Issues|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4412456|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=37|issue=32|pages=3315–3316|jstor=4412456}}</ref>

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, the PMK aligned with different state and national coalitions, including the [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] and the [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]], often playing a pivotal role as a kingmaker in coalition politics.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Manikandan|first1=C.|last2=Wyatt|first2=Andrew|date=2019|title=Political parties and federally structured incentives in Indian politics: the case of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)|journal=Contemporary South Asia|volume=27|issue=1|pages=3–20|doi=10.1080/09584935.2019.1572070}}</ref>

===2025 tensions and split===
In early 2025, tensions between Ramadoss and his son [[Anbumani Ramadoss|Anbumani]] intensified over party appointments, particularly the elevation of Ramadoss’s grandson P. Mukundan as youth wing president.<ref>{{cite news|title=S Ramadoss to launch statewide tour as PMK rift deepens|url=https://www.newkerala.com/news/o/ramadoss-launch-statewide-tour-pmk-rift-deepens-163|access-date=19 September 2025|work=New Kerala/IANS|date=11 September 2025}}</ref> In April 2025, Ramadoss demoted Anbumani from president to working president, sparking a leadership contest.<ref>{{cite news|title=Factional feud deepens in PMK as Anbumani expels MLA R Arul|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/tamilnadu/factional-feud-deepens-in-pmk-as-anbumani-ramadoss-expels-mla-r-arul-from-party-984562|access-date=19 September 2025|work=Hans India/IANS|date=2 July 2025}}</ref>

[[Anbumani Ramadoss|Anbumani]]’s camp organised a general council meeting in August 2025 that extended his term and secured ECI communication recognising his leadership and office bearers until August 2026.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anbumani camp says ECI backs him as PMK president|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/anbumani-camp-says-eci-backs-him-as-pmk-president-ramadoss-faction-rejects-claim-207119|access-date=19 September 2025|work=The News Minute|date=16 September 2025}}</ref> The Ramadoss faction disputes the legality of this meeting, claiming it was unauthorised and against party by-laws. They argue that Anbumani’s tenure ended on 28 May 2025.<ref>{{cite news|title=TN: Ramadoss faction rejects Anbumani's claim of EC approval as PMK president|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/tamil-nadu/story/tn-ramadoss-faction-rejects-anbumanis-claim-of-ec-approval-as-pmk-president-2788266-2025-09-16|access-date=19 September 2025|work=India Today|date=16 September 2025}}</ref>

===Legislative strength===
In the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election|2021 Tamil Nadu assembly election]], the undivided PMK won five seats. Following the 2025 split:
* Three MLAs [[S. P. Venkateshwaran]] of [[Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu Assembly constituency|Dharmapuri]], [[S. Sadhasivam (PMK politician)|S. Sadhasivam]] of [[Mettur Assembly constituency|Mettur]], and [[C. Sivakumar]] of [[Mailam Assembly constituency|Mailam]] declared support for Anbumani.<ref>{{cite news|title=Three PMK MLAs and party general secretary back Anbumani in leadership row|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2025/Jun/01/three-pmk-mlas-and-party-general-secretary-back-anbumani-in-leadership-row-2902473.html|access-date=19 September 2025|work=The New Indian Express|date=1 June 2025}}</ref>
* Two MLAs, including [[Arul Ramadas|R. Arul]] of [[Salem West Assembly constituency|Salem West]] and senior leader [[G. K. Mani]] of [[Pennagaram Assembly constituency|Pennagaram]], aligned with Dr. S. Ramadoss.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anbumani writes to Speaker to replace party whip|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/anbumani-writes-to-speaker-to-replace-party-whip/articleshow/122256562.cms|access-date=19 September 2025|work=The Times of India|date=3 June 2025}}</ref>

== Ideology ==

The Ramadoss faction continues the founder’s emphasis on:

* [[Vanniyar]] community rights and socioeconomic upliftment
* Demand for a 10.5% internal reservation within the MBC category
* Social conservatism and opposition to inter-caste marriages<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Manikandan|first1=C.|last2=Wyatt|first2=Andrew|date=2019|title=Political parties and federally structured incentives in Indian politics: the case of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK)|journal=Contemporary South Asia|volume=27|issue=1|pages=3–20 |doi=10.1080/09584935.2019.1572070 }}</ref>

== Current office bearers ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; border: 2px solid #FFD700; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"
|+ style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black;"| National Executive (Ramadoss faction)
|-
! style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black;"| S.No
! style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black;"| Member
! style="background-color:#FFD700; color:black;"| Party Position
|-
|1.
|[[S. Ramadoss]]
|President
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
|2.
|Srikanthi Parasuraman
|Executive President of PMK
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
|3.
|Murali Sankar
|General Secretary of PMK
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
|4.
|Syed Mansoor Ushen
|Treasurer of PMK
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
|5.
|[[G. K. Mani]]
|[[Pennagaram Assembly constituency|MLA, Pennagaram]], Honorary Party President, Former Party President (1997–2022)
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
|6.
|[[Arul Ramadas|R. Arul]]
|[[Salem West Assembly constituency|MLA, Salem West]]
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
|}

==See also==
* [[Pattali Makkal Katchi]]
* [[S. Ramadoss]]
* [[Anbumani Ramadoss]]
* Vanniyar Sangam

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Pattali Makkal Katchi]]
[[Category:Political parties in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1989]]
[[Category:2025 in Indian politics]]

Ayya Pattali Makkal Katchi - Revision history

PranayMeesala at 08:31, 14 April 2026