Pattali Makkal Katchi is a socio-democratic political party currently active and 3 rd largest party in Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for its fights against any kind of social injustice. Pattali Makkal Katchi was founded by Dr S Ramadoss an activist on 16 July 1989.PMK contested in the 2014 Lok Sabha election in an alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance and its candidate Anbumani Ramadoss won from Dharmapuri Lok Sabha constituency, where he is one of two non-AIADMK MPs from Tamil Nadu the other being from its alliance party BJP.