in violence. Between 2012 and 2013, the party ran a campaign against intercaste marriages. Leaders The leaders of Pattali Makkal Katchi, who are also the national executives of the party are listed below: Former ministers 1) Dalit Ezhilmalai - Former central health and family welfare minister (1998-1999) 2) A.k.Moorthy - Former central railway minister (2002-2004) 3) Ponnusamy - Former central petroleum minister (1999-2001) 4) N.T.Shanmugam - Former central Health and family welfare (1999-2000) Former central coal minister(2000-2001) and Former central food processing industries minister(2002-2004) 5) R.Velu - Former central railway minister (2004-2009) 6) Dr.R.Anbumani ramadoss - Former central health and family welfare minister (2004-2009) Election history Tamilnadu DPA - Democratic Progressive Alliance NDA - National Democratic Alliance TF - Third Front PT - PMK-Tiwari Congress Front Puducherry DPA - Democratic Progressive Alliance NDA - National Democratic Alliance TF - Third Front PT - PMK-Tiwari Congress Front Lok Sabha Members Rajya Sabha Members References Political parties in Tamil Nadu Political parties established in 1989 1989 establishments in Tamil Nadu