scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Saturday, August 22, 2026

Support our Journalism

9th Anniversary: Free Tote & Mug

Subscribe
HomeIndiaDMK takes up sweeping structural overhaul, to induct young blood

DMK takes up sweeping structural overhaul, to induct young blood

Follow Us :
Text Size:

Chennai, Aug 22 (PTI) The principal opposition DMK unveiled a structural overhaul in its organisation on Saturday fixing strict age caps and limiting term for party posts following its electoral setback in the April 2026 Assembly election.

The party’s executive committee, which met at Anna Arivalayam – the DMK state headquarters – with its president M K Stalin in the chair, passed crucial resolutions to radically restructure the organisation setup.

Under the new blueprint, the DMK will expand its organisational districts from 78 to 110, with each district broadly mapped across two Assembly constituencies to ensure localised administration.

The standalone post of “city secretary” in major urban centers such as Coimbatore and Tambaram has been completely abolished. Instead, urban zones will be redrawn by voter density – Chennai Corporation Area Committees will average 40,000 voters, while other corporations will average 30,000 voters per committee.

Once party president formally releases the boundary maps for the 110 revamped districts, district executive committees must convene within 15 days under headquarters oversight to execute the transition.

The executive committee passed nine crucial resolutions to radically restructure its organisational setup.

Aiming to professionalise party operations and foster generational succession, the leadership has introduced strict age caps, a mandatory two-term limit across all posts, and a massive expansion of organisational districts. PTI JSP JSP ADB

This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

Subscribe to our channels on YouTube, Telegram & WhatsApp

Nine Years, Made Possible by Readers

In 2017, Shekhar Gupta started ThePrint with a simple belief: Indian readers want journalism that asks why and what next, not just what. And that enough of them would be willing to pay for good journalism.

Nine years on, that belief has held.

And, in these nine years, we’ve stayed true to our mission. We’ve been asking the follow-up questions, going beyond the headlines and explaining what’s actually happening. We’ve travelled across the country to bring you in-depth, visually-compelling stories from the ground.

It’s been nine years of readers choosing to make this possible. If you’d like to be one of them:

Support ThePrint

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Most Popular