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How and why MGR launched ADMK 50 years ago-By D.B.S. Jeyaraj MGR (L) and Karunanidhi (R)  Source:Dailymirror 17 October 1972 was a Tuesday. Fifty years ago on that auspicious day, a new political party was launched in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The founder and pioneering leader of that party – which celebrated its golden jubilee a few days ago- was the well-known film actor turned politician Maruthur Gopalan Ramachandran known popularly as MGR by his magical initials. The new party at its inception was named Anna -Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK). It was later changed to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) M.G. Ramachandran or MGR had been for two decades, a stalwart of the Dravida Munnetra Kazham (DMK) meaning Dravidian Progressive Federation in English. The DMK at that time was the ruling party in Tamil Nadu. MGR was the party treasurer. ...