With which political party was C. Natarajan Annadurai initially associated?

Justice Party

C. Natarajan Annadurai (1909-1969): Served as the Chief Minister of Madras (now Tamil Nadu) starting from 1967. Prior to his political career, he had a background in journalism, being both a prolific writer and an eloquent speaker. In his early days, he was affiliated with the Justice Party in Madras province. However, he later aligned with the Dravid Kazhagham in 1934. His pivotal step came in 1949 when he established the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) as a full-fledged political party. A passionate advocate of Dravidian culture, he was firmly against the imposition of Hindi and led the charge in anti-Hindi agitations. Furthermore, he strongly supported the idea of providing increased autonomy to individual states within India.