India News | DMK Govt is Continuation of Justice Party, We Are Its Successors, Says TN CM

Chennai, Apr 22 (PTI) The DMK rule was a continuation of the Justice Party (precursor to Dravidar Kazhagam) and he like so many other members in the party were its successor, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin said on Tuesday.

Some people get flared up at the mention of the word 'successor' he said without naming anyone.

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"We tell them emphatically that we are the successors and so is Palanivel Thiaga Rajan (state Minister for Information Technology & Digital Services) the grandson of Sir Ponnambala Thiaga Rajan," Stalin said after launching the commemorative anthology “Dravida Araneriyaalar Thamizhavel P T Rajan – Vazhve Varalaaru.”

The occasion marked the 133rd birth anniversary of P T Rajan who devoted his life to Tamil service, religious reform, and social upliftment. He was known for his unwavering commitment to social justice.

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Paying rich tributes to P T Rajan, the Chief Minister said there was no end to the Justice Party. "I have said so in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and I reiterate that this government is an extension of the Justice Party.”

P Thiaga Rajan (12 April 1892 – 25 September 1974) was the first Minister of the Madras Presidency and was the last president of the Justice Party.

The DMK is an off-shoot of the Dravidar Kazhagam.

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