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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has taken charge as the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary.
A
V K Sasikala
B
O Panneerselvam
C
Deepa
D
K. Palanisamy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From 11 July 2022, the AIADMK is led by the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi K. Palaniswami (E.P.S.) as general secretary of the party.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dravidar Kazhagam is a social movement founded by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, also called Thanthai Periyar. Its original goals were to eradicate the ills of the existing caste system including untouchability and on a grander scale to obtain a “Dravida Nadu” (Dravidian nation) from the Madras Presidency.

Detailed explanation-3: -The party’s election symbol is the “sun rising from between two mountains", with a black and red flag often pictured. The symbol was inspired by the leader and scriptwriter M. Karunanidhi’s 1950s play Udaya Suryan, and is intended to signify the “rising” spirit of the Dravidian people.

Detailed explanation-4: -The AIADMK joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling party of the Union Government of India, with Palanisami as its Chief Ministerial candidate.

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