All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Indian political party
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| April 11 2025 | AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami and BJP leader Amit Shah announced their alliance for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly election in a joint press conference in Chennai. |
| February 10 2025 | AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami virtually inaugurated the newly constructed party office in New Delhi, named 'Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. – Puratchi Thalaivi Amma Maaligai' in memory of M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa. |
| January 19 2025 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced the formation of the 'AIADMK Young Generation Sports Wing' to encourage sportspersons. |
| 2024 | AIADMK-led Alliance contested the 18th Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands, contesting 36 constituencies. The alliance lost all constituencies to the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. |
| January 19 2024 | The Supreme Court of India refused to stay the August 2023 order of the Madras High Court division bench, which dismissed O. Panneerselvam's petitions challenging the July 2022 general council resolutions. |
| December 5 2023 | The Madras High Court upheld Sasikala's dismissal as the AIADMK general secretary. |
| September 25 2023 | Party secretaries advisory meeting led by Palaniswami decided to withdraw from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, officially announced by deputy general secretary K. P. Munusamy. |
| August 20 2023 | Rising Conference of AIADMK Golden Jubilee Celebrations held in Madurai by Edappadi K. Palaniswami, with lakhs of party supporters in attendance. |
| July 10 2023 | Election Commission of India formally recognized the changes made in the party organization following the party's election. |
| April 20 2023 | Election Commission of India recognized Edappadi K. Palaniswami as the party's general secretary, acknowledging amendments to the party constitution and changes to office-bearers. |
| March 28 2023 | Leadership transition occurs with a new General Secretary taking charge |
| March 28 2023 | Madras High Court ruled in favor of Edappadi K. Palaniswami, dismissing O. Panneerselvam's petitions challenging the July 2022 general council meeting resolutions. AIADMK announced Palaniswami's election as party general secretary. |
| March 27 2023 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami's interim term ends. |
| February 23 2023 | The Supreme Court of India upheld the decisions of the 11 July 2022 AIADMK general council meeting and dismissed O. Panneerselvam's petition, affirming unitary leadership under Edappadi K. Palaniswami. |
| September 12 2022 | The Supreme Court of India dismissed O. Panneerselvam's petition challenging the Madras High Court's order to hand over keys to Palaniswami. |
| September 2 2022 | A division bench of the Madras High Court upheld the decisions of the 11 July 2022 AIADMK general council meeting, effectively restoring unitary leadership under Edappadi K. Palaniswami. |
| August 17 2022 | The Madras High Court ruled in favor of O. Panneerselvam, declaring the 11 July 2022 general council meeting void and restoring dual leadership. |
| July 20 2022 | The Madras High Court ordered the removal of the seal from Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai and handed over the keys to interim general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami. |
| July 19 2022 | Palaniswami appointed R. B. Udhayakumar as the deputy leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, replacing O. Panneerselvam. |
| July 11 2022 | AIADMK general council meeting at Shrivaaru Venkataachalapathy Palace in Vanagaram abolished the dual leadership model, empowered Edappadi K. Palaniswami as interim general secretary, and made 20 amendments to party bylaws, including removing the 'eternal general secretary' rule for J. Jayalalithaa and reviving the general secretary post. |
| July 11 2022 | O. Panneerselvam's second term as Deputy Leader of the Opposition ends. |
| July 11 2022 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami became the general secretary of the AIADMK. |
| June 2022 | AIADMK publicly criticized the BJP-led central government, with party organization secretary C. Ponnaiyan accusing them of stealing Tamil Nadu's revenue, blaming AIADMK for election losses, and pursuing 'anti-Tamil' policies. The party characterized their alliance with BJP as merely an 'electoral adjustment' and suggested the BJP was attempting to expand its control at AIADMK's expense. |
| June 30 2022 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami wrote a letter to O. Panneerselvam asserting that Panneerselvam was no longer the party co-ordinator due to unrecognized bylaw amendments. |
| June 23 2022 | A. Thamizhmahan Hussain was unanimously elected as the Presidium Chairman at a general council meeting in Chennai. The same day, he announced the next general council meeting would be held on 11 July 2022. |
| June 23 2022 | The dual leadership of O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami ended. |
| June 14 2022 | AIADMK district secretaries and senior party members publicly spoke out against the dual leadership system, advocating for a strong unitary leader to strengthen the organization. |
| April 2022 | The City Civil Court upheld Sasikala's dismissal as the AIADMK general secretary. |
| October 15 2021 | AIADMK headquarters at V.P. Raman Salai, Royapettah, Chennai was renamed Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. Maaligai in memory of party founder M. G. Ramachandran. |
| June 14 2021 | O. Panneerselvam was recognized as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. |
| May 11 2021 | Edappadi K. Palaniswami was recognized as the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly after the AIADMK won 66 seats in the assembly election. |
| May 6 2021 | O. Panneerselvam leaves the position of Deputy Chief Minister after serving for nearly 4 years, succeeded by Edappadi K. Palaniswami. |
| April 9 2021 | During a court hearing, T. T. V. Dhinakaran withdraws from a legal case against the AIADMK, announcing he has started a new party called Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam. V. K. Sasikala continues the case, but her plea is ultimately dismissed by the court. |
| March 15 2021 | T. T. V. Dhinakaran files an appeal with the Supreme Court of India challenging the Delhi High Court's decision supporting O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami's leadership. |
| February 2021 | After completing her imprisonment, Sasikala filed a case in the City Civil Court IV of Chennai challenging her dismissal. |
| February 2020 | AIADMK government declared the Cauvery Delta region a protected special agriculture zone, receiving widespread support from political parties and farmer organizations. |
| 2019 | The party publicly supported the economic policies of the Narendra Modi-led central government and endorsed the Goods and Services Tax (GST), in contrast to their political rival DMK. |
| May 25 2019 | M. Thambidurai concludes his second term as Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha. |
| 2018 | Beginning of a period where Tamil Nadu was recognized as the best-performing large state economically, continuing through 2021. |
| November 14 2018 | AIADMK launched News J, a 24×7 Tamil news channel named after J. Jayalalithaa, to replace Jaya TV. |
| May 2018 | AIADMK government ordered the closure of the Sterlite Copper factory in Thoothukkudi due to significant environmental pollution concerns and local protests. |
| February 24 2018 | AIADMK launched its new mouthpiece, Namadhu Amma, a Tamil daily newspaper, marking the 70th birth anniversary of J. Jayalalithaa. |
| January 4 2018 | O. Panneerselvam was elected Leader of the House in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. |
| November 23 2017 | The Election Commission of India granted the 'two leaves' election symbol to the O. Panneerselvam and Edappadi K. Palaniswami camp. |
| September 12 2017 | The AIADMK general council officially expelled V. K. Sasikala from the party as a primary member and cancelled her appointment as general secretary. |
| August 21 2017 | O. Panneerselvam assumes office as Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, representing the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. |
| August 21 2017 | The party began a dual leadership under O. Panneerselvam (coordinator) and Edappadi K. Palaniswami (joint coordinator). |
| August 10 2017 | T. T. V. Dhinakaran was sacked as deputy general secretary in a meeting led by Edappadi K. Palaniswami. |
| August 5 2017 | T. T. V. Dhinakaran officially started his party work. |
| April 17 2017 | Delhi police registered a case against T. T. V. Dhinakaran for allegedly attempting to bribe the Election Commission of India for the AIADMK's election symbol. |
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