Dalit Panthers of India
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Dalit Panthers of India (DPI) or Viduthalai Chiruthaigal is a people's movement and political party mainly based in Tamil Nadu. It advocates for the rights and welfare of Dalits. Its leader is Thol. Thirumavalavan
. It won two MLA seats in 2006 state assembly elections on its own in alliance with AIADMK. Now it is in the DMK front. It was involved in a controversy involving the south Indian actress Kushboo.
Thirumavalavan
Thirumavalavan or Thol. Thirumavalavan , is a Dalit activist, Member of Parliament in 15th Lok Sabha and the current President of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi , a Dalit political party in the state of Tamil Nadu in India...
. It won two MLA seats in 2006 state assembly elections on its own in alliance with AIADMK. Now it is in the DMK front. It was involved in a controversy involving the south Indian actress Kushboo.