Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam
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Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam is a political party
in the India
n state of Tamil Nadu
. It split from Dravidar Kazhagam
in 1996. Periyarites see Veeramani doing an MK The president of the party is 'Kolathur' Mani and its general secretary is 'Viduthalai' Rajendran.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. It split from Dravidar Kazhagam
Dravidar Kazhagam
Dravidar Kazhagam or Dravida Kazhagam was the first fully Dravidian party in India. It was a radical party formed by E. V. Ramaswamy, also called Thanthai Periyar of erstwhile Madras Presidency...
in 1996. Periyarites see Veeramani doing an MK The president of the party is 'Kolathur' Mani and its general secretary is 'Viduthalai' Rajendran.