 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1996-1998, panguva yehutongi hweDMK, chirangaridzo chakagadziridzwa nemari inosvika mamirioni 27.5 uye arch yekupinda yaive nemagadzirirwo eRising Sun , chiratidzo chebato reDMK. Zvisinei, mufananidzo wacho wakabviswa pashure pokunge bato reAIADMK radzokera musimba muna May 2001. Kugadziridza kwacho kwakaita kuti chivako chokutanga chaiva nechimiro chemhino chichinjwe chichinzi chive chivako chemarble chakacheneswa, nzira dzokufamba nadzo dzikawedzerwa, uye kuvaka mantapams dzakarukwa dzakakwirira. Pashure pesunami yeIndian Oceanrakaparadza nharaunda dzomumhenderekedzo yegungwa muna December 2004, chiyeuchidzo chacho, pamwe chete nezvimwe zvivako zviri pamhenderekedzo yegungwa, zvakakanganiswa. Pashure pacho, basa rokugadzirisa rakagadzirwa nemari inosvika mamiriyoni 13,3. 