Split in Dravidar Kazhagam and formation of DMK

The differences among party leaders reached a pinnacle when Periyar married to a woman who was 40 years younger than him. This led to split in the party and CN Annadurai formed a new party Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(Progressive Dravidian Organization).

Tamil cinema star M. G. Ramachandran(MGR), through movies propagated the Dravidian ideologies, However after the death of CN Annadurai, the differences between MGR and party president M.Karunanidhi reached new heights and MGR was suspended for anti-Party activities, in a reaction to that MGR formed a new party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.