Former AIADMK leader and Independent MLA from RK Nagar, TTV Dinakaran, launched his party, the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (Amma's Party for People's Progress)  at Madurai at a rally attended by thousands.

Dinakaran said the aim of the party was to retrieve Amma's party, the AIADMK.

He also launched the party flag, a black, white and red tricolour with the image of Jayalalithaa at the centre.

The rally had huge cutouts of party mentor MG Ramachandran, Dinakaran's nephew VK Sasikala.

Dinakaran had appealed to his supporters and the public to attend the function. The announcement comes days after superstar Kamal Haasan entered the political scene with the launch of his party 'Makkal Needhi Maiam' from Madurai.