But MGR did not listen to him—he started a new party called Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK) to oppose the DMK. Periyar was angered by his actions. ‘It is Annadurai’s fault,’ he lamented. ‘MGR is not one of us and he doesn’t belong to our race. Why did Annadurai allow him to join the party? Maybe if he did not have tax problems, he would not have started a new party.’
