The All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (; AISMK) is a

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. The party's founder and president is actor R. Sarathkumar. Kumar was a part of DMK in his early political career and then joined

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; AIADMK) is an Indian regional political party with great influence in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is a Dravidian party founded by the former chief mi ...

(AIADMK). Later he quit AIADMK and he started his own political party, the All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi on 31 August 2007. In 2011 Assembly elections, it contested as a part of the AIADMK alliance and won in two assembly constituencies –

Tenkasi Tenkasi is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu,Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the ...

and

Nanguneri Nanguneri is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nanguneri is a Taluk Headquarters in the District of Tirunelveli situated at a distance of from the headquarters of the District. Vanamamalai Peruma ...

. Sarathkumar won from

and Ernavur A. Narayanan won from

. C.Raja (Regional Head, Chennai). In just before 2011 Assembly elections he joined in AIADMK alliance and his party was allotted two seats. He won election in the Tenkasi Constituency in 2011 Assembly elections.

2011 Assembly elections

It contested as part of the AIADMK alliance and won in two assembly constituencies –

and

. Sarathkumar won from

and Ernavur A. Narayanan won from

. C. Raja (Regional Head, Chennai).

Party flag

The red color on top is for labour and

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. The yellow below is for

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. The star inside the red color symbolizes the radiant sun spreading light all over the world.

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External links

All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi Party Official website
Political parties in Tamil Nadu 2007 establishments in Tamil Nadu Political parties established in 2007