The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) which split from the Dravidar Kazhagam in 1949, inherited the हिंदी-विरोधी policies of its parent organisation. DMK's founder Annadurai had earlier participated in the हिंदी-विरोधी agitations during 1938-40 and in the 1940s. In July 1953, the DMK launched an agitation for changing the name of a town - Dalmiapuram - to Kallakudi. They claimed that the town's name (after Ramakrishna Dalmia) symbolised the exploitation of South India by the North. On 15 July 1953, M. Karunanidhi (later Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu) and other DMK members erased the हिंदी name in Dalmiapuram railway station's name board and lay down on the tracks. In the altercation with the Police that followed the protests, two DMK members lost their lives and several others including Karunanidhi were arrested.

In the 1950s DMK continued its हिंदी-विरोधी policies along with the secessionist demand for Dravidistan. On 28 January 1956, Annadurai along with Periyar and Rajaji signed a resolution passed by the Academy of Tamil Culture endorsing the continuation of इंग्रजी as the official language. On 21 September 1957 the DMK convened a हिंदी-विरोधी Conference to protest against the imposition of हिंदी. It observed 13 October 1957 as "हिंदी-विरोधी Day". On 31 July 1960, another open air हिंदी-विरोधी conference was held at Kodambakkam, Madras. In November 1963, DMK dropped its secessionist demand in the wake of the Sino-Indian War and the passage of the anti-secessionist 16th Amendment to the Indian Constitution. But the हिंदी-विरोधी stance remained and hardened with the passage of अधिकृत भाषा Act of 1963. The DMK's view on हिंदी's qualifications for official language status were reflected in Annadurai's response to the "numerical superiority of हिंदी" argument: "If we had to accept the principle of numerical superiority while selecting our national bird, the choice would have fallen not on the peacock but on the common crow."

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