AIDMK

PM Narendra Modi remembered MG Ramachandran, the former Tamil Nadu CM and Bharat Ratna recipient on his birth anniversary, on January 17. PM Modi said, "He is widely admired as an effective administrator who placed top priority on social justice and empowerment." MG Ramachandran was the founder of the AIADMK and served as the TN CM for 10 years (1977-1987) and was awarded posthumously Bharat Ratna in 1988.