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‘Never opposed Hindi’, says Pawan Kalyan after he wades into ongoing language row over NEP • Mar. 15, 2025, 9:49 PM ET (The Indian Express)
Kannada Rakshana Vedike applauds Tamil Nadu for using ரூ instead of ₹ in budget • Mar. 14, 2025, 11:10 PM ET (The Hindu)
Implement old pension scheme • Mar. 13, 2025, 8:30 AM ET (The Hindu)
Puducherry Assembly session: DMK, Congress members stage walkout over Cyclone Fengal relief • Mar. 11, 2025, 12:42 AM ET (The Hindu)
DMK cadres burn effigy of Union Minister in Salem • Mar. 10, 2025, 11:07 PM ET (The Hindu)

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Also Known As Dravidian Progressive Federation • DMK
Date 1949 - present
Related People M.K. Stalin • Muthuvel Karunanidhi • C.N. Annadurai

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