Ramadoss

S Ramadoss
founder of Pattali Makkal Katchi
Personal details
Political party	Pattali Makkal Katchi
Children	Anbumani Ramadoss
Residence	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Dr. S. Ramadoss is the founder and president of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), an Indian political party.

Under the leadership of Ramadoss, PMK was able to obtain a significant share of power both in the regional government in Tamil Nadu and the central government, primarily due to coalition pressures. Ramadoss's son, Anbumani Ramadoss, was the Health Minister in the government. Ramadoss, being the leader of a PMK party helped his caste people to come up.

During April 2013, after the party conference of PMK in Mahabalipuram, there were widespread attacks on the party men who proceeding to mahabalipuram in kanchipuram district that resulted in two party men of pmk being killed. Both PMK and VCK accused each other for the mishap. Later, a Tindivanam court in sentenced six cadres of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) to life imprisonment for the murder of a PMK man in Marakkanam in 2013, After Welcoming the judgment, PMK chief S Ramadoss stated that justice had prevailed and this proved PMK men were not responsible for violence in Marakkanam.

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