ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM RULES & REGULATIONS ( Incorporating the Amendments Passed by the Party’s Executive Committee Meeting held on 5.2.2007 )Page 1 of 2 THE ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM Rules and Regulations of the Party ag Contents fae Name of the Organisation 1 2 Policy of the Party 1 3 Objects 2) 4 Flag 2 5 Membership 2 6 Party Units 4 7 Party Units at Panchayat Level 5 8 Municipal Town Party Units 6 9 Township Party Units 7 10 Panchayat Union Party Units 8 11. District Level Party Units 9 12 Madras City Party Units 10 13 Paguthi Kazhagam 11 14 Madras City District Party Unit 12 15 Madurai, Coimbatore, Tiruchirappalli, Salem 13 and Tirunelveli City Districts 16 State Council set up 13 17 Puducherry State 14 18 Functions and Responsibilities 15 19 General Council of the Central Organisation 16 20 General Secretary 18 21 Deputy General Secretary 20 22 Treasurer 20 23 Chairman 21 24 Headquarters Secretaries 21 25 Central Executive Committee 22 96 iFeadcuarters of the ATADME. 72Page 2 of 2 me Contents Page 27 Audit Committee 23 28 Property Protection Committee 23 29 Parliamentary Board 24 30 Elections to the Party Units 24 31 Quorum for the Meeting of the Members 26 32 Time Limit to Convene the Party Meetings 26 33 Resignations 26 34 No Confidence Motion 27 35 Disciplinary Proceedings 28 36 Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Manram 30 37 Puratchi Thalaivi J Jayalalithaa Peravai 30 38 Students Wing 31 39 Women's Wing B1 40 MGR Youth Wing 31 41 Anna Trade Union Federation 32 41A Advocates Wing 32 41B Minorities Welfare Wing 32 41C Agricultural Wing 33 41D Fisheries Wing 33 41E Medical Wing 33 41F Literary Wing 34 42 Tenure 34 43 Amendments 34 44 Associations (Manrangal) 34 45 Authorisation to General Secretary 35 46 Takes Effect From 35THE ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE PARTY RULE: 1 a) NAME OF THE ORGANISATION: The name of the Political Organisation shall be the ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM. Hereinafter the word KAZHAGAM wherever it occurs will denote only AADMK unless otherwise indicated. b) ORIGIN: The AIADMK has been founded on the 17th day of October 1972 by PURATCHI THALAIVAR Dr. M.G.R. to promote and implement the ideals of Late Lamented Leader Dr. ANNA for establishing a classless, casteless, nationalist, rationalist, socialist society through democratic process within the framework of the Constitution of India. RULE. POLICY OF THE PARTY The ALL INDIA ANNA DRAVIDA MUNNETRA KAZHAGAM Party shall bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established and to the principles of Socialism, Secularism and Democracy and will uphold the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India. The Party will strive to create equality among all classes and to establish a democratic socialist society, to promote the language and culture of Dravidians, to strengthen the democratic system and to strive for more autonomous powers for the States in the Indian Sub-continent subject to overall sovereignty of the Centre without jeopardising the Unity and Integrity of the Nation in accordance with the Constitution of India.RULE: 3: OBJECTS The objectives of the Party will be to strive to foment and forge a sense of Unity among the people of diversified culture, civilizations, traditions and languages inhabiting this Indian Sub- continent. To strive for equal opportunities for development of political, economic and social environs among’the various States by mutual co-operation, adjustment and adopting a give and take policy. To strive for bringing necessary amendments to the Constitution to declare the regional language of the linguistic States as the official language of the respective States, with a view to maintaining the solidarity and unity among the people of the different linguistic regions and to strive for continuance of English, which by its long usage has taken roots in the soil, as medium of communication as between different linguistic States and also between States and Central Government. RUL! ‘LAG The Flag will be rectangular. The length and breadth will be in 8:2 proportion. The upper half of the Flag shall be in BLACK and that of the lower half in RED colour. The bust of ANNA in WHITE colour should be superimposed in the middle of the Flag with his forefinger pointed towards the opposite direction of the Flag Pole. RULE: 5: MEMBERSHIP i) | Only those Males or Females who are eighteen years of age and above and who accept the aims and objectives, the rules and regulations of the Party and the decisions of the Party as final and pledge that they will not resort to Court action on such matters are alone eligible to become the members of the Party.ii) Those who are found to have been directly or indireotly~ connected or associated with any caste or communal or other political organisations will forfeit their Membership of the AIADMK iii) a) Only those who hold their Membership Cards, issued by the Headquarters of the Party will alone be recognised as Members. Only from the date of issue of the Membership Card, a Member will become eligible to vote. b) Any one who fulfils the conditions of eligiblity as laid down by the Party Constitution can become a Member. They should send in their applications in the prescribed form to the Headquarters Office through the Secretary of the Party Unit concerned and they must obtain their Membership cards in token of their admission. They can also enroll themselves as Members in the presence of the General Secretary who alone is empowered to admit a person to Membership. c) A person desirous of becoming a Member of a particular Party Unit of the Organisation shall be a resident or should have business interest within the area. a) Not less than Twenty Five persons should be enrolled in the prescribed Form issued by the Headquarters Office which shall be forwarded within a month to Headquarters. The Membership Cards issued by the Headquarters should be delivered to the members admitted within a weel: from the date of receipt of Cards. iv) a) A person is eligible to become a Member only in one Party Unit. b) A Member can transfer his Membership from one Party Unit to another for valid reasons. The transfer of Membership can be effected with the consent of both the Secretaries of the Party Units concerned by payment of transfer fee to the Headquarters. However, the decision of the General Secretary in this matter is final.-4- v) The rules for enrolling the new Members as laid down by the Headquarters from time to time should be followed. vi) Every member shall pay a membership fee of Rs.10 only for every five years. This fee should be remitted along with the application for membership, vii) Members shall have no right to resort to Court Proceedings regarding Party matters. If any Member of the Party resorts to any Court Proceedings ‘against the Party General Secretary's decision he/she shall cease to be a Primary Member of the Party. The decision of the General Council shall be final with regard to party matters and only those who abide by this condition are eligible to admission for Membership. All those who have become Members of the KAZHAGAM are bound by the decision of the General Council RULE: PARTY UNITS i) Village Panchayat Party Unit Only one party unit shall be formed in each Panchayat and if a minimum of 25 members could not be secured, more than one Panchayat could be grouped together to form the said party unit. There is no ceiling against enrolling any number of additional members. ii) In village units, all the primary members shall meet and elect its functionaries. Five functionaries of the Village unit, viz the Chairman, Secretary, two Deputy Secretaries and Treasurer, three representatives of higher unit and nine executive committee members of the Village unit shall be elected. Among them, the posts of one deputy secretary, one member of the higher unit and three executive committee members are exclusively reserved for women.-5- iii) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: A General Body Meeting of the village Party Unit shall be held atleast once in six months and the Executive Committee Meeting shall be held atleast once in two months. If the meetings are not convened as stated above, the Panchayat party Unit Union Secretary or the Organisation at higher level will have the power ‘to convene the Meeting if necessary. iv) Hach Party Unit shall hold public meetings atleast 4 times in a year for Party Propaganda. v) Village Panchayat Party Unit Secretaries For all the 12,618 Panchayat Party Units in Tamil Nadu, Panchayat Party Unit's Secretaries shall be elected. These Secretaries shall be elected by the respective Party units primary members. The Secretaries will be responsible for the functioning of the Branch Party Units of the concerned Panchayat. RULE: 7: PARTY UNITS AT TOWN PANCHAYAT LEVEL i) Within the limit of the Panchayat one Panchayat Party Unit shall be formed. Within the said Panchayat Wards, separate branches shall be formed in the name of Ward Party Unit. ii) The primary members of every Ward Party Unit shall elect the six functionaries such as Chairman, Secretary, Joint Secretary, two | Deputy Secretaries and Treasurer, 3 representatives of the higher unit and 9 executive committee members. Among these, the posts of one Joint Secretary, one Deputy Secretary, one representative | and 8 Executive Committee Members are exclusively reserved for / women. { iii) The Executive Committee meeting of the Town Panchayat Party Unit shall be held at least once in 2 months and the General Body meeting shall be held at least once in 4 months. If not so convened, higher organizational units are entitled to convene the meeting.6 Z iv) ‘The Ward Party Unit Secretary and the Representative of the higher unit within the Town Panchayat together shall constitute the primary members of the Town Panchayat Party Unit. They shall together elect the six functionaries such as Chairman, Secretary, Joint Sécretary, Two Deputy Secretaries, Treasurer and three District Representatives of the Town Panchayat Party Unit. Among these, the posts of Joint Secretary, one Deputy Secretary, one representative are exclusively resérved for women. v) ‘The Secretaries of the Ward Party Units along with the Representative of the higher unit, the Town Party Unit Chairman, Secretary, Joint Secretary, two Deputy Secretaries, Treasurer, District Representatives constitute the Town Panchayat Level Party Unit. The members of the Town Panchayat Level Party Unit so formed should meet among themselves and elect 12 persons as the Executive Committee Members. Of these, 4 posts are exclusively reserved for women. vi) The Executive Committee of the inner Branch of the Town Panchayat Unit should be convened once in 6 months and the General Council should be convened once in a year. If not so convened, higher organizational units are entitled to convene the meeting. RULE: 8: MUNICIPAL TOWN PARTY UNITS i) There shall be formed only one Municipal Town Party Unit for one Municipal Town. In the Wards of such Municipal Town separate units shall be formed by the name of "Vatta Kazhagam". ii) The primary member's of every ward unit shall meet and elect five functionaries, viz. the Chairman, The Secretary, two Deputy Secretaries, and Treasurer, three representatives for higher committees, and 12 executive committee members. Among these the posts, one Deputy Secretary, one representative for higher unit and four executive committee members are exclusively reserved for women.| 6 ii) The secretaries of ward units and higher unit representatives of the ward units within the limits of a town shall constitute the General Members of the respective town unit. They will meet and elect five functionaries of the town unit, (viz) the Chairman, the Secretary, two Deputy Secretaries and Treasurer, and three District unit representatives, of these, the posts of one deputy secretary and one district representative are exclusively reserved for women. iv. The Town unit will consist of ward unit secretaries, higher unit representatives and the functionaries elected for town unit, the Chairman, Secretary, Deputy Secretaries, treasurer and District unit representatives. The members of the Town unit thus constituted will meet and elect among themselves 12 executive committee members, of which four posts shall be exclusively reserved for women. v) The Executive Committee of the Town Party Unit will meet atleast once in two months and General Body Meeting will be convened atleast once in four months. If no such party meetings are convened, the organisation at the higher level will have the powers to convene such meetings. vi) The Executive Committee Meeting of the ward party units in the Municipal Town shall be held atleast once in six months and the Meeting of the Primary members shall be held atleast once in a year, failing which the organisation at the higher level of the party may convene such meetings. RULE: 9: TOWNSHIP PARTY UNITS i) There shall be formed within the limits of a Township, a ‘Township Kazhagam. ii) The primary members of a township unit and units within the limits of a township will meet and elect five functionaries of the township unit, viz, the Chairman, Secretary, two Deputy Secretaries, Treasurer and higher unit representatives according to the member of wards in the township and 12 executive-8- fo committee members; Of these, the posts of one third of higher unit representatives, one deputy secretary and the executive committee membership shall be exclusively reserved for women. iii) The Executive Committee of the Township Party unit of the Kazhagam shall meet once in two months and the General Body will meet once in six months. In case of failure to convene such meetings, the organisation at the higher level will have the powers to convene such meetings. iv) For the Ward Party units in a township area, the Executive Committee meeting shall be held once in three months while the General Body Meeting shall be held atleast once in six months. In case of failure to do so, the organisation at the higher level will have the powers to convene such meetings. RULE: 10: PANCHAYAT UNION PARTY UNITS i) In every Panchayat Union area there shall be formed a Union Kazhagam. ii) The Union Party Unit and the Panchayat Branch Unit within the Panchayat Union, the Secretaries, higher organizational representatives, the Town Panchayats and also the Town Party Unit Secretaries shall elect the representative Union Party unit's Chairman, Secretary, Joint Secretary, 2 Deputy Secretaries, Treasurer and 8 District Representatives. Among these posts, the Joint Secretary, one Deputy Secretary and one District Representative shall be reserved exclusively for women. ii) The members of Union unit comprising of Branch unit secretaries, higher unit representatives and functionaries of union unit will meet and elect among themselves 12 executive committee members, of which one third of the posts are exclusively reserved for women. iv) The Meeting of the main Party Unit of the Panchayat Union will be held atleast once in six months and its Executive Committee will meet atleast once in three months. In case ofin this regard, the organisation at the higher level will have the powers to convene the meeting. RULI di: DISTRICT LEVEL PARTY UNITS i) For the purposes of Party Rules and Regulations, District Kazhagams shall be formed as per the provisions in sub- rule (ii) below. a ii) For the purpose of Party Rules and regulations, District Party Units have to be formed in each of the areas mentioned hereunder. ' North Madras District 24. Coimbatore Rural South District ®. South Madras District 25. Nilgiris District 3. Kancheepuram East District 26. ‘Tiruchy Urban District | Kancheepuram West District 27. ‘Tiruchy Rural District 5. 'Thiruvallur District 28. Perambalur District 6 Vellore East District 29. Karur District Vellore West District 30. Thanjavur North District * ‘Thiruvannamalai North District 31. ‘Thanjavur South District % Thiruvannamalai South District 32. Nagapattinam District 10. Cuddalore East District 83. Thiruvarur District !1. Cuddalore West District 34. Pudukottai District 12. Villupuram North District 35. Madurai Urban District !3. Villupuram South District 86. Madurai Rural District 14. Dharmapuri District 87. Dindigul District 15. Krishnagiri District 38. ‘Theni District 16. Salem Urban District 39. Virudhunagar District 17. Salem Rural East District 40. Sivagangai District 18. Salem Rural West District 41. Ramanathapuram District 19. Namakkal District 42. Tirunelveli Urban District Erode North District 43. ‘Tirunelveli Rural District 21. Erode South District 44. Thoothukudi District 22. Coimbatore Urban District 45. Kanniyakumari District 23. Coimbatore Rural North District© = ig - iii) ‘The Secretaries of Panchayat Units, Town Panchayat Units, ‘Township Units and the Circle Party Units, the Secretaries of Township Party Units and the Representatives of bigher units ‘nal! elect a District Party Secretary of these Districts, ie. these vho vote for the Seeretaryship of the Union, and Municipal ‘Town Party Units in the District, the Secretaries of the ‘Township Party Units and the Representatives of the higher units shall be entitled to elect the District Kazhagam Secretary, iv) The Secretaries of Town Panchayat, Town, ‘Township and Union Party Units in a District as well as the District Representatives shall be the primary members of that District Party Unit. v) The primary members of the District Party unit shall meet and elect four functionaries, viz. the Chairman, two Deputy Seoretaries, and treasurer, 12 executive committee members and General Council members in proportion to the number of Assembly constituencies in the respective districts. Of these the posts of one deputy secretary, one-third of General Council members and 4 executive committee members shall be exclusively reserved for women, If a woman is not elected as District Party Secretary, & woman shall be nominated by the General Secretary aS District Joint Secretary, on a par with district secretary vi) District Council shall meet atleast once i six months and the Executive Committee meeting shall be held once in three months. In case of failure to convene the meeting as laid down, it is open to the Party Headquarters to convene such meetings. vii) The Office Bearers of the District Party Units and the elected Executive Committee Members will constitute the Executive Committee of the District Party Unit. MADRAS CITY PARTY UNITS i) District Party Units comprising the particular Assembly ne ne teat and South Chennai= i= Distriet within the limits of Chennai Corporation shall be formed as District Party units. ii) A Divi division within city limits. ion party unit shall be constituted in every iii) Division Party Units shall be formed in Divisions 1 to 155 falling within Chennai Corporation limits. iv) The primary members of every District Unit shall meet and elect viz. the Chairman, Secretary, Joint Secretary, Two Deputy Secretaries, Treasurer, two or more Divisional Section Secretaries, three higher unit representatives and Executive Committee members. Of these, the posts of Joint Secretary, one Deputy Secretary, one higher unit representative and 4 Executive sommittee Members shall be exclusively reserved for women. v) The General Body Meeting of each Party unit of the Division will meet atleast once in six months, while the Executive Committee Meeting shall be held atleast once in two months. In case of failure to convene such meetings, the organisation at higher levels of the Party will have powers to convene such meetings: vi) The office bearers and the Executive Committee Members of the Division Party unit will constitute the Executive Committee of the Division Party Unit. RULE: 13 PAGUTHI KAZHAGAM (Assembly Constituency Party Units) i) The Secretaries and higher unit representatives of the Divisional units within the limits of an Area Party Unit shall meet and elect the Chairman, Secretary, Joint Secretary, 2 Deputy Secretaries, Treasurers and District Unit representatives. Of these, the posts of Joint Secretary and the Deputy Secretary and one District Unit Representative are exclusively reserved for women.= tH 4) ‘The general members of the Area party unit will comprise of veretaries of Division units within the limits of Area party units, higher unit representatives and functionaries of Area Party unit. ‘The general members will meet and elect among themselves 12 exeoutive committee members, of which the posts of 4 exective vommittee members shall be reserved exclusively for women. iii) The Office Bearers of Paguthi Kazhagam and its Hixeoutive Committee Members will constitute the Executive Committee of that Paguthi Kazhagam. iv) The Paguthi Kazhagam Executive Committee Meeting anal be held at least once in two months and the General Body Meeting of the Paguthi Kazhagam shall meet atleast once in six months. In case of failure to convene such meetings, the organisation at the higher level will have the power to convene those meetings. RULE: 14: MADRAS CITY DISTRICT PARTY UNIT i) The Secretaries of the Division Party units of the Madras city within the limits of the District Kazhagam and the Representatives for higher unit, shall meet together and elect the Secretary of that District Kazhagam. ie all those who vote for clecting the Secretary of the Paguthi Kazhagam shall be entitled to vote for electing the Secretary of the District Kazhagar® ii) The Secretaries of the Division Party units within the limits of the District Kazhagam, the District Representatives and the Secretaries of the Paguthi Kazhagams will constitute the jeneral Council members of the District Kazhagam. iii) ‘The General members of the District party unit will meet and elect four functionaries viz. Chairman of District party unit, two deputy secretaries and treasurer, 12 executive committee members and General Council members in proportion to the number of Assembly constituencies in each district; of these, the posts of one deputy secretary, 4 Executive committee members and one third of General Council members shall be reserved exclusively- 13 - 7 7 for women. If a women is not elected as District Party Secretary, a womon shall be nominated by the General Secretary as District Joint Secretary on par with District Secretary. iv) The office bearers of the District Party unit and the ‘ooretaries of the Paguthi Kazhagam and the Executive Committee Members will together constitute the Executive Committee of the » rict Party unit, v) The Executive Committee Meeting of the District Party units shall be held atleast once in three months and that of the mooting of the General Body atleast once in six months. In case of tailure to do so, the organisation at the higher level will convene such meetings RULE: 15: MADURAI, COIMBATORE, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI, } SALEM AND TIRUNELVELI CITY DISTRICTS. Rules 12, 18 and 14 pertaining to Chennai City Party Units shall be applicable to the above City Districts RULE 15-A: | At all levels of the Party units, the post of Joint Secretary / shall be reserved exclusively for women. In the District, Union, Town Panchayats, ‘Township | Panchayats, Circle and Ward Party Units, one post of Joint Secretary shall be reserved, exclusively for women. RULE: 16: STATE COUNCIL SET UP i) In the other States of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kerala as well as in New Delhi and the Union tories of Andaman, a State Party Unit shall be formed incorporating all the Party Units of Panchayat, Town Panchayat, Municipal Town, Township as well as City Corporation Party Units falling within the limits of the respective States. Ter; - 14 - \ ii) All the state Kazhagams of other states shall have the status equal to that of the District Kazhagams formed in Tamil Nadu iii) The rules of the Party units and Election procedures in (amil Nadu shall be applicable to those formed in the other States. iv) The secretaries of Branch units and higher unit representatives shall meet and elect state party secretary. chariman of the council, two deputy secretaries and treasurer, 12 executive committee members, and General Council members the number of which shall be fixed by the General Secretary in uovording to the number of party members in the respective states; of these, the posts of one deputy secretary, 4 executive committee imombers and one third of the General Council members shall be reserved for woman. | v) The Executive Committee Meetings of the State Party unit shall be held atleast once in three months and that of the | meeting of the General Body atleast once in six months. If not so convened, the Party Headquarters shall have the right to convene such meetings. | RULE: 1 PUDUCHERRY STATE i) Within the State of Puducherry - Village and Town Party units shall be formed. ii) Hach of the Party unit thus formed. shall follow similar rules or set up as applicable to the Party units in the State of Tamil Nadu. iii) The area of Puducherry and the area of Karailckal in the Pondicherry State shall have the status equal to that of a District Kazhagam. iv. The secretaries of Puducherry Paguthi (area) and Karaikal Paguthi (area) shall be elected by the branch units in the same manner as the District party secretaries in Tamil Nadu are clected. | Moreover, the Chairman, two deputy secretaries,- 15 - fi 4) treasurer, 12 executive committee members and Genral Council numbers of which shall be decided by the General Seoretary according to the membership, shall also be elected. Among these, the posts of one deputy secretary, 4 executive committee members and one third of the General Council members are exclusively reserved for women. Like women being nominated as Joint District Secretaries in Tamil Nadu, here also Joint Secretaries can be nominated by the General Secretary. mombe RULI 8: | FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES i) The responsibility and functions of the above mentioned Office bearers of the Party units at different levels will be as follows: ii) CHATRMAN: He will preside over and conduct the General Body and the Executive Committee Meetings. In his absence, the meeting shall be presided over and conducted by one of the members. iii) SECRETARY: The Secretary of the Party unit will be responsible for the administration and execute the decisions of the respective Executive Committee. In case of emergency, where the Secretary is not in a position to convene the Executive Committee Meeting, he should get the deicisions taken by him ratified within fifteen days by the Executive Committee. He should submit any file required by the Audit Committee for scrutiny. iv) THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY: The Assistant Secretary will carry out such functions as may be entrusted by the Secretary besides exercising the functions of the Secretary only in his absence and with his consent.v) TREASURER: With the approval of the Secretary, he will be custodian of the funds collected by the Party. He will disburse the amounts out of the Party funds as directed by the Executive Committee and the ‘ooretary to meet the expenditure. He will maintain the accounts «f receipts and expenditure and place them before the Executive Committee and the General Body through the Secretary. He will keep deposits on behalf of the Party unit, in the banks authorised hy the Executive Committee. vi) Should a contingency of absence or void of Office Bearers in a Party unit arise, the person elected by the Executive Committee members will exercise the functions on adhoc basis till ‘gular Office bearers of the set-up are elected within one month nL :19: GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE CENTRAL ORGANISATION i) The General Council of the AIADMK shall consist of the Chairman, General Secretary, Deputy General Secretaries, ‘Treasurer, Headquarters Secretaries of the Party, the members of ‘he Central Executive Committee, the members of the General Council elected from the Districts and other States, the Members of ‘he Audit Committee, Property Protection Committee, and the Narliamentary Board. The General Council shall be the Supreme hody of the Party with all powers of the Kazhagam. ii) The Secretaries of Union Kazhagams, the Secretaries of ‘he Municipal Town Kazhagams and Township Kazhagams, the District Seoretaries, the Chairman, Assistant Secretary and ‘Treasurer of the District Kazhagam eto. in Tamil Nadu as well as ‘he Secretaries of State Kazhagams and the Chairman, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer of the State Kazhagams of other States shall hw the members of the General Council by virtue of their offices. iii) The General Council members shall be elected from each District Kazhagam in such numbers equivalent to the total number of Assembly Constituencies in the respective district. In respect of- 17 - (( vther State including Pondicherry, the number of the General Counoil members will be determined by the General Secretary with reference to the total number of members registered in the rompective State Kazhagams. iv) The General Secretary of the Party can nominate not exeeeding 100 Members to the General Council of the Central Organisation from among the members of the Party. v) The General Council of the Central Organisation (Headquarters) shall meet and elect the Chairman of the Central Organisation. vi) The meeting of the General Council of the Central Organisation shall be presided over by the Chairman. In his absence, one of the members of the General Council may be temporarily nominated to preside over the meeting of the General Council vii) The General Council Meeting shall be convened once in a year or whenever it is considered necessary by the General fleoretary by giving 15 days notice in advance of the date of Mmoeting. The quorum for the meeting shall be one-fifth of the total number of members of the General Council. If one-fifth of the Members of the General Council request the General Secretary to convene the Special Meeting of the General Council, the General Seoretary should do so within 80 days of the receipt of such a roquisition, viii) The General Council will be the supreme authority to frame policies and programmes of the Party and for their implementation. The decision of the General Council is final and binding on all the members of the Party. ix) A General Council will have five years tenure. However, ‘he tenure shall get extended till the new General Council Meeting im convened.oe = 18 = { HULE: 20: GENERAL SECRETARY \) The General Secretary of the Party will be responsible for iho ontire administration of the Party. ii) The General Secretary shall be elected by the Primary Members of all the Party Units of Tamil Nadu and the Members of the Party in other States like Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Andaman Islahds. iii) The General Secretary can nominate from among the Primary Members of the Party one or more Deputy General fooretaries and Treasurer and as many Headquarters Secretaries an are needed for administrative convenience. iv) The General Secretary will constitute the Executive unittee of the Central Organisation consisting of the General etary, Deputy General Secretaries, Chairman, ‘Treasurer, Headquarters Secretaries, District Secretaries and the nominated ' 8 bers v) The members of the Central Executive Committee, the Deputy General Secretaries, Treasurer and the Headquarters Neorctaries nominated by the General Secretary will hold the office during the tenure of the office of the General Secretary If for any reason the post of General Secretary becomes vacant in between, the office bearers who were nominated by the previous General Secretary will hold office and continue to function till the new General Secretary is elected and assumes office. vi) ‘The General Secretary of the Party shall have the powers und responsibilities to convene the Executive and the General Council Meetings, to implement policies and programmes of the Varty as decided by the General and Executive Councils, to conduct elections and by-elections for Party organisations, to examine the aecounts of all the Party units through the Audit Committee, to manage by self and through the Treasurer the income and expenditure of the Party organisations at all levels, to manage the \urty Office, movable and immovable properties of the Party, to, - 19 - b foprewent the Party in the legal proceedings that may arise in respeot of Party properties and to take necessary legal steps on hohalf of the Party to protect them. ‘The General Secretary will preside over the Party ences, take all kinds of disciplinary proceedings in nooordance with the Party rules against the Party units and its office bearers who violate the Party rules, regulations or act guint the Party interest, Party discipline, policies and programmes, including immediate suspension of any Party unit or yifioe bearer. The General Secretary shall be the supreme suthority to take a final decision on the disciplinary proceedings recommended by the Party units and shall have overall powers to tke all steps to promote and preserve the Party policies and programmes and to develop and protect the Party organisations vii) The General Secretary is empowered to take such actions 4s he may deem fit on important political events, policies and programmes of urgent nature which cannot brook delay and await the meeting of either Executive Committee or General Council of the Party. Such decisions and actions have to be ratified by the General Council in its next meeting. However it is open to the General Secretary to obtain the views of the General Council Mombers on such urgent matters by post when the Council is not in session. viii) The General Secretary is empowered to deposit the funds of the ALADMK in any of the legally constituted Banks of Financial Institutions either in Current Accounts or Fixed Deposits; to Withdraw such funds and to operate the accounts on behalf of the lorty, The General Secretary is also empowered to obtain loans for ‘he Party purposes from the above mentioned institutions on the nocurity of the assets of the Party and to do all that is necessary in (hos regard for and on behalf of the Party. ix) The General Secretary is vested with powers to authorise (he ‘Treasurer of the Party to operate on his behalf the Bank Accounts namely to deposit or to withdraw funds, and also in ‘expect of duties mentioned in sub-rule (viii) of this Rule.- 20 - ( *) The State unit of Tamil Nadu shall be under the direct ‘vol of the General Secretary. There shall be no separate Ueneral Secretary for Tamil Nadu. i) If the General Secretary so desires he can nominate a Imputy Secretary exclusively to look after the Party administration work of Tamil Nada. xii) The Authorisation Forms addressed to the Election Olfioers for the allotment of the ‘Two Leaves Symbol to the Candidates contesting on behalf of the AIADMK shall be signed only by the General Secretary. xiii) The General Secretary is vested with the right to hominate Joint Secretaries or Deputy Secretaries, in case of need, {e Branch units, Union, Town, Township and District Units and Other tate units, besides elected functionaries. Moreover, the Meneral Secretary also is vested with the powers to nominate Women in the posts, to compensate and give due Teprewentation to women if in any of the party units at any level, Women are not elected to one third of the posts. y WULE: 21: DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY ') The General Secretary will nominate Deputy General Moorotaries. ") The Deputy General Secretaries shall asume the powers pf the General Secretary in the absence of the General Secretary 4nd perform the functions of the General Secretary. NULE: 22: TREASURER ') _ The Treasurer of the Kazhagam will be nominated by the Genoral Secretary. ') The Treasurer with the approval of the General Secretary on his behalf will maintain the accounts relating to the Noveipts and Expenditure and the properties of the AIADMK.21 - in) ‘The ‘Treasurer will be responsible to maintain accounts fu the money received through General Secretary out of horship fees, the receipts out of the State Conferences, the HJoadquarters share out of the balance of amount raised during the [imtriot Conference, money realised from establishments, the Jncome out of movable and immovable assets, the funds raised from donations on behalf of the Party and the proceeds out of drama, danoo, special conferences, film shows and from all other sources, (vonting amounts as receipts for the Central Organisation, with the jwrminsion of the General Secretary: He has to disburse the amounts towards the expenditure items required by the General Hooretary and the General Executive Committee and keep accounts ‘of tho receipts and payments thereof iv) The party funds received shall be credited into Bank “ Weonnurer and held in a Bank. For the purpose of the Party expenditure, the withdrawals from the Bank Account shall be (hrough cheques signed either by the General Secretary or by the ‘Vyonsurer authorised by the General Secretary. ‘mt in the name of either the General Secretary or the ¥) ‘The Treasurer shall submit any file required by the Audit Committee for perusal. nuLE:23: CHAIRMAN i) ‘The Members of the General Council will elect the Chairman of the Central Organisation of the Party. ii) The Chairman will preside over and conduct the proceedings: of the Central Executive Committee and the General Council Meetings. In the absence of the Chairman, one of the Members present will temporarily preside over and conduct the mneotings. Wie: 24: __ HEADQUARTERS SECRETARIES \RTERS SECRETARIS? Headquarters Secretaries will carry out such ties as may be assigned to them by the General~ @ - 26: CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ') The party Executive Committee will function with the following office bearers. They are, the General Secretary, Deputy General Secretary, Presidium Chairman, Treasurer, Headquarter / Meoretaries, Election Wing Secretary, Party Propaganda Secretary. Legal Consultant, Party Legislative Assembly Committee Consultant, Party Organizational Secretaries, All India M.G.R. Monram Seoretary, Puratchi Thalaivi Peravai Secretary, M.G.R. Youth Wing Secretary, Women's Wing Secretary, Students’ Wing | Heoretary, Anna Thozhir Sangam Secretary, Advocates’ Wing | Heoretary, Minorities Welfare Wing Secretary, Agriculture Wing Boor , Fisheries Wing Secretary, Medical Wing Secretary and Literary Wing Secretary. All the above shall be recognized as the Variy'n Executive Committee Members. If the representation of Women in the total number of Executive Committee Members is _lee than one-third, women members shall be nominated by the | “General Secretary. i) Unless it could not be convened for valid reasons, the iitral Executive Committee shall meet once in six months. If wil necessary, the AIADMK General Secretary can convene the Meeting: at any time. 11) Fourteen days notice should be given for ordinary ings and seven days notice for urgent meetings of the Central utive Committee. NULE: 2 HEADQUARTERS OF THE AIADMK !) The Headquarters of the AIADMK shall function from ‘Tanul Nadu. i) The Headquarters office will be located in Chennai for attonding the day to day functions of the Party and for maintaining ontacts with all the units of the Party. ii) One of the Secretaries of the Central Organisation Nominated by the General Secretary will be incharge of Hondquarters Office.nui a7: AUDIT. COMMITTEE ee persons elected by the Members of the General ) Thr Committee. Gauneil will constitute the Audit ons’ elected to the Audit Committee will not hold bers of the Party. ‘These pers any other office except being the primary mem! \i) ‘They will audit all the income and expenditure of the Party and submit their report. WUE Mh: 28: PROPERTY PROTECTION COMMITTEE the Chairman, Treasure: ncil - Total five - \) ‘The General Secretary. x and ‘ther two persons to be elected by the General Cow wit} oonstitute the Property Protection Committee. rotection Committee will have control over {) ‘The Property P. he Party. {he movable and immovable properties of tl able properties shall immovable and mov: rol of the Property jij) All the existing he full conti dwemed to have come under t patootion Committee. in future for the as purchased on behalf of jv) ‘The properties that may be acquired AIADMEK should be recorded in the deeds gud for the AIADMK by the General Secretary. purchase or dispose of the v) ‘The General Secretary shall property of the Party only on the decision of the Property Protection Committee. have the right of taking all ‘The General Secretary shall spect of the properties, on vi) cases in re: Joyal steps and conducting \olalt of the AIADMK. Office of the Property Protection If the General General Council. protection Committee neil is vii) The tenure of the Committee will be the same as th the Property Council ceases to exist, office till the General Cow imembers will continue to hold- 24 - nutty go: PARLIAMENTARY BOARD \) The Parliamentary Board will be the deciding authority Jo yolwot candidates in respect of all elections in which the Party shveitin, \i) ‘The Parliamentary Board will consist of General |Weoretary and not more than fifteen other members nominated by “jinn from among the members of the General Council. li) If necessary the Parliamentary Board may appoint sub- snmitteos to get the view of Party workers regarding the election. jv) During exigencies, where there is no suffiaient time for the Parliamentary Board to meet, the General Secretary shall have (he power to take decision and get the same ratified subsequently {yy the General Council. WWLn: 30: ELECTIONS TO ‘THE PARTY UNITS |) The Party Elections will be held in accordance with the Jon and regulations framed by the General Secretary for this “juutpose il) ‘The Hlections to the Office bearers for the Party units what! bo held once in every five years. Any extension of tenure shall jw dooided by the General Council. iii) Before conducting every such election the renewal of Mombership and enrolment of new members should be done within the target date set by the General Secretary. iv) ‘The Elections to each unit shall be held on the dates jotified by the General Seoretary. v) ‘Those who want to contest for the posts of Office bearers \n the Party Organisation should have been members of the Party fv five years without any breals. ‘rhose who on their own volition had left the Party in between ty removed from the Party by the General Secretary on disciplinary "yan will cease to be Party members. If such persons have been NN= BH = seadiited into the Party, their membership will be taken into soonut anly from their date of readmission and they will get the cligibility to contest the organisational elections only after five ‘The above mentioned Rule will apply to those who are expelled fom the Party for contesting against the Party's official candidates | i) General Elections or local body elections, even if announcements | of suoh expulsions are not released. The General Secretary is vested with the power to relax this Haile vi) Members who have not renewed their membership within ‘he speoitied time limit will be treated only as new members when they join the Party again. vil) Once who is contesting for a post in the Party tion, should be a member of a Branch Unit within the ition of the particular unit. | _ viii) Those responsible for conducting the elections should not “u@itont for any post in the same party unit. ix) Ifa person elected to an office in a Party unit is elected to Au office at the higher tier of the Party, he should resign one of his _ positions within 15 days from the date of his election. If this is not _ done by the person himself, the Headquarters will relieve him from one of his positions. : x) Any election dispute in a Party unit will be settled by the highor tier of the Party unit next above it. If the disputes are not sellled upto the district level, such disputes will be referred to the il Secretary for final decision. Gener xi) The candidate seeking elections for the Party Posts may appeal to the members canvassing their votes either by pamphlets or in person detailing their Party activities. Excepting this any other method adopted by way of advertisement or forming groups ov by any other method involving expenditure of money shall be- 26 - \ yonubfied as election irregualrities and the candidates shall get ‘iequalified from contesting in the Party elections. Hil) ‘The decision of the General Secretary shall be final in all _eleotion dinputes: | } WUE) Ba: QUORUM FOR THE MEETING OF THE j MEMBERS . 1) ‘To conduct the proceedings of the Party units one-fifth of ihe (tal mombers should be present in the respective units of the Hwy, viz, Village Panchayat Units, District Units, and also to the Mxeoutive and General Councils of the Central Organisation. ii) The Executive Committee members who absent ‘tiemuolves for three consecutive meetings without permission, ‘Will forfeit their posts. The Executive Committee will have powers ##atore them on their written representations. MW: 32: TIME LIMIT TO CONVENE THE PARTY MEETINGS Except for the Executive Committee and the General | meetings of the Central Party Organisation, for the other y units, 5 days notice should be given to the members for suing the Exective Committee meeting and 10 days notice for ing the Gener] Body meeting. 1) If one-fifth of the members of a Party unit request the Hecrotary of the unit concerned to convene the meeting, the ng should be convened within 15 days from the date of receipt of the requisition. 33: RESIGNATIONS i) A member or an office bearer of a Party unit may resign his membership by giving the resignation in writing to the unit ooncerned. (7)-27- ‘Huoh resignation letters shall be forwarded to the of the Party with the consent of the Executive of the unit. Such person who resigns his post shall handover the Harty! funds, belongings, files and accounts to the office bearers of ‘ie Party unit or to the office bearers of the Party unit next above {te level or to the Headquarters of the Party. x : NO CONFIDENCE MOTION No confidence motion can be brought against the office of the Party units. One-third of the total members of the unit concerned giving valid reasons in writing may bring 1 much no confidence motion. The no confidence motion be sent to the Secretary of the Party unit concerned ‘ ding copies thereof to the office bearers at the higher level of | Marty unit and also to the Headquarters of the Party. If the no dence motion is against the Secretary of the Party unit, the 1 of no confidence should be sent to the Secretary of the next higher than the unit concerned. ii) The General Body Meeting of the unit shall be convened wonsider the no confidence motion within 15 days from the date itn receipt. iii) If the no confidence motion is against the Secretary of a “\\nit, it should be considered by the meeting presided over by the flecrotary at the higher level unit or by the person authorised by hin to take appropriate action on the motion. iv) If the General Body Meeting is not convened, the fiocretary of higher level unit or the Central Organisation of the Varly may convene the meeting for taking decision on the no fidence motion. v) Ano confidence motion shall be deemed to be passed only it (wo-third (2/3rd) of the total members of the Party unit concerned vote for it,\ 7 “y) ‘The Office bearer who is removed from his post by no motion shall handover the charge to the other office the Party unit along with the Party funds, belongings, agcounts. ‘The office bearer so removed from office may send his 1" to the higher level unit or to the General Secretary. of the General Secretary on the appeal shall be final. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS 1) All the members, the units of the Party and the office Yorn of the units are subject to the disciplinary control and the nd regulations of the Party. ji) Disciplinary proceedings may be taken against those hors or office bearers of the Party, Who act against the policies (i principles of the Party, indulge in actions lowering the prestige the party, disobey the party rules and regulations and the Party jit at the higher level, fail to implement the Party decisions and ioad act against the discipline of the Party. When disciplinary action is taken, two-third of the s of the Party unit concerned should be present. iv) Disciplinary proceedings shall include admonition, Warning, suspension, removal for a specific period from the Party fn expulsion from the Party. v) Ifa person charged under the sub-rule (ii) above has to be removed from his/her position immediately the Secretary of the \nit at higher level can suspend him. If his/her expulsion from the Vaurty is necessary the same may be recommended to the General Becretary.~~ wy | -29- = } hy When a disciplinary proceeding against a member or a sontemplated, a charge sheet should be issued spelling our e# (0 him or to the unit and calling for explanation within 7 to why disciplinary action should not be taken’ against him Party unit. ry ix) The disciplinary action taken shall be’ deemed to have into force from the date of initiating disciplinary action. On by the aggrieved person against the disciplinary action, the wral Secretary may stay the disciplinary action till the disposal the appeal. x) A person or an unit against whom disciplinary action has nn taken should hand over the belongings, papers, accounts in “hiv possession and responsibilities in the Party to the office bearer or to any other office bearer of the higher level unit. xi) The appeal petitions received against the disciplinary _ wotion shall be considered by the General Secretary either directly er through a person or a Committee authorised and justice rendered. xii) If immediate disciplinary action is considered necessary, ‘he General Secretary shall have power to remove or suspend any puimary member or office bearer from the Party. If those persons nyainst whom such disciplinary action is taken apologise both in writing and in person before the General Secretary for their action, ‘he General Secretary shall have power to consider such apology, jmrdon them and drop such disciplinary proceedings.lip decision of the General Secretary on the disciplinary uhall be final. Those who approach the Courts much decision, shall forfeit their membership by virtue ions of Rule 5. atchi Thalaivar MGR is devoted to serving the Public ly self-interest. Administrative Organisation of the Puratchi ivar MGR Manram will be under the direct control of the General Secretary. :87: PURATCHI THALAIVI J JAYALALITHAA PERAVAI i) Puratehi Thalaivi Peravai will be an organisation duly “fiwmed in the name of the General Secretary, the Puratchi Thalaivi, ithout any self interest whatsoever. ii) The Puratchi Thalaivi Peravai will function at District, ‘hayat Union, City, Division, Town Panchayat, Ward and shayat levels. iii) Puratchi Thalaivi Peravai, being a Subsidiary-unit of the Kuzhagam will function only subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Kazhagam. iv) The administrative set up of the Peravai will function under the direct control of the General Secretary. - 30 - 4-31- Joot to the discipline and control of the AIADMK. = The Students Wing will function at the District, Union, Divisional level. For these, the posts of Chairman, Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretaries, Treasurer have been The AIADMK students organisation will function “tinder supervision of the General Secretary. WOMEN'S WING The Women's Wing of the AIADMK will be an adjunct to Party and function under the control of the Party. The same which govern the adjunct associations will apply to this also. _ li) The function and administrative patterns of these bodies ‘be under the direct supervision of the General Secretary. — iii) The Women’s Wing will function as an adjunct of the JADMK Party subject to its discipline and control. ‘The Women’s Wing will function at the District, Union, City, E / own Panchayat and Divisional level. The posts of Chairman, / Deputy Chairman, Secretary and Joint Secretaries are being oreated for that purpose. RULE: 40: | MGR YOUTH WING } i) The M.G.R. Youth Wing will function as an adjunct of the AIADMK Party subject to its discipline. ii) The posts of Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Secretary, Joint Secretaries, Deputy Secretary and Treasurer will be appointed