The General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is the head of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), an Indian regional political party with great influence in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry.

[1] The party is adhering to the policy of socialism and secularism based on the principles of C. N. Annadurai (Anna) collectively coined as Annaism by M.G.R.

[2][3] The party has won a seven-time majority in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly and has emerged as the most successful political outfit in the state's history.

According to the Constitution of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the general secretary serves as an ex officio member of the Chief Executive Council and General Body Council, Party's de facto top decision-making body.

[5][6] The last person who held the position was the Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa, who served as Party General Secretary from 1988[a] until her death in 2016.

He then quoted, "I joined the party started by an ordinary volunteer" and gave the post of Member of Legislative Council (MLC) to Ramalingam.

[12][13] The party began to crumble due to infighting and broke into two factions, one under Janaki Ramachandran and the other under J. Jayalalithaa, an associate of M.G.R.

On 8 February 1989, then Chief Election Commissioner R. V. S. Peri Sastri granted the Two Leaves symbol to the united AIADMK led by Jayalalithaa.

[15] From then, The AIADMK was led by the former chief minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa (Amma) as general secretary of the party till her death in 5 December 2016.

[11] The members of the party who fulfill the following eligibility criteria prescribed in the rules and regulations shall be eligible to participate in the elections: The powers and roles of the general secretary are defined, with 5-year term limits and written rules for selecting a successor.