Pattali Makkal Katchi is a political party in Tamil Nadu,India,founded by S. Ramadoss in 1989 for the Vanniyar caste in northern Tamil Nadu. It is a part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). It contests the elections with the "Ripe Mango" symbol.
The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam is an Indian regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is a Dravidian party founded by the former leader of the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly,Vijayakant,at Madurai on 14 September 2005. The party was led by its founder until 14 December 2023 from its date of founding. From 14 December 2023,the DMDK is led by Vijayakant's wife Premallatha Vijayakant as general secretary of the party. The party served as the main opposition party in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 27 May 2011 to 21 February 2016. The headquarters of the party is located at Jawaharlal Nehru Salai,Koyambedu,Chennai.
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi formerly known as the Dalit Panthers of India or the Dalit Panthers Iyyakkam is an Indian social movement and political party that seeks to combat caste based discrimination,active in the state of Tamil Nadu. The party also has a strong emphasis on Tamil nationalism. Its chairman is Thol. Thirumavalavan,a lawyer from Chennai and its general secretary is the writer Ravikumar.
S. Ramadoss is an Indian politician. He is the founder of the Pattali Makkal Katchi,an Indian political party.
Tholkappiyan Thirumavalavan,better known as Thol. Thirumavalavan is a political leader,scholar and activist from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is a Member of Parliament from Chidambaram. Leader and President of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi. He rose to prominence in the 1990s as a bahujan leader,and formally entered politics in 1999. His political platform centres on ending caste-based discrimination and consequently the caste system. He has also expressed support for Tamil nationalist movements in Sri Lanka.
The Fourteenth Legislative Assembly Election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members from 234 constituencies in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Results were released on 13 May 2011. Two major parties Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) faced the election as coalitions of multiple political parties:DMK front consisted of 8 parties and the AIADMK of 11 parties. Vijayakanth's Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK),which had contested the previous elections independently,allied with the AIADMK coalition. Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam boycotted the election following a disagreement with Jayalalithaa over seat-sharing. The outgoing Karunanidhi government was noted for the construction of new assembly building in Chennai,execution of various developmental projects,and implementation of programmes including free health care for the poor and issuance of a range of freebies such as color television to all. However,these were heavily overshadowed by other major issues such as incessant power cuts in households and industries,excessive sand mining,increasing prices of essential items,2G spectrum case and undue influence of Karunanidhi's extended family in various aspects of Tamil politics and business and even media.
A legislative assembly election was held in the Indian union territory of Puducherry 13 April 2011 to elect members from thirty constituencies in the non-contiguous territory. This election was meant to constitute the Thirteenth Assembly of Pondicherry.
P. Dillibabu is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Harur constituency,which is reserved for candidates from the Scheduled Castes. He represented the Communist Party of India (Marxist) party. Previously he represented the same constituency as a Communist Party of India (Marxist) member in the 2006 elections.
Naam Tamilar Katchi is a Tamil nationalist party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
The 2014 Indian general elections for Tamil Nadu's 39 seats in the 16th Lok Sabha were held on 24 April 2014. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam led by its general secretary J. Jayalalithaa won a spectacular victory,taking 37 of the 39 seats. The total electors in the state of Tamil Nadu for the election was 55,114,867 and 73.74% of voters exercised their right to do so. The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014.
People's Welfare Front (PWF) was a Tamil-Nadu political alliance formed in October 2015. It consisted of four political parties :Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK),Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK),Communist Party of India (CPI) and Communist Party of India (Marxist). The alliance contested the 2016 Tamil Nadu and Puducherry legislative assembly elections as one unit. The alliance rejected potential alliance with Indian National Congress,BJP,DMK or ADMK,while hopeful of enlisting and TMC (G.K.Vasan) and Puthiya Thamizhakam.
The Fifteenth Legislative Assembly Election was held on 16 May 2016 for the 232 seats of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The AIADMK under J. Jayalalithaa won the elections and became the first ruling party to be re-elected in Tamil Nadu since 1984,though with a simple majority. The DMK won half of the seats it contested but its allies performed poorly;notably,the Indian National Congress won 16% of the seats they contested,and the alliance lost due to its poor performance. The votes were counted on 19 May 2016. In the previous election in 2011,AIADMK,under the leadership of Jayalalithaa,won a thumping majority and formed the government,while DMDK chief Vijayakanth served as the Leader of Opposition until January 2016. This was the last election that J. Jayalalithaa and M. Karunanidhi contested,as they both died in 2016 and 2018 respectively.
Viduthalai (transl. Liberation) may refer to:
Velicham TV is a Tamil TV Channel based in Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India. It was launched on 14 April 2016. The Inaugural function was live facilitated Captain TV by DMDK Leader Vijayakanth,MDMK Leader Vaiko,Communist leaders Mutharasan,Ramakrishnan. Later It Was Rebranded As Velicham Plus
The 1997 Melavalavu massacre refers to the murder of a Panchayat President of the village and six other men of the Dalit community by dominant caste members in Melavalavu,Madurai on 30 June 1997. The men were hacked to death after some dominant caste members refused to accept a Panchayat president from the Dalit Community.
The 2019 Ponparappi violence happened on April 18,2019,during the polling day for the 2019 Indian general election in the village of Ponparappi,Tamil Nadu. The violence reportedly started as scuffles and agitations between the supporters of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and the members of Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) together with the members of Hindu Munnani,which reportedly led to violence by the members of the PMK on a Dalit colony. 60 to115 Dalit houses were damaged and Dalits were assaulted.
K. Selvaperunthagai is an Indian Politician representing the party Indian National Congress. He is the president of Tamil Nadu Congress party. He served as the State Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee's section of SC Department. He is currently MLA from Sriperumbudur Constituency.
2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections,to the Local civic bodies in Tamil Nadu were held in urban areas in the month of February 2022. The Greater Chennai Corporation,alongside 20 other municipal corporations of Tamil Nadu,went to polling on 19 February 2022 to elect councillors to represents the wards in the respective cities;the elected councillors will choose a mayor from amongst themselves.
M. Babu is an Indian Politician Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected from Cheyyur as a Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi candidate in 2021.
S. S. Balaji is an Indian politician and lawyer from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK). He has been serving as Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Thiruporur constituency since May 2021.
