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Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (transl. Liberation Panther Party; abbr. VCK), formerly known as the Dalit Panthers of India or the Dalit Panthers Iyyakkam (transl. Dalit Panthers Movement; abbr. DPI), 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 ...
Jun 5, 2024 · If successful, VCK would become the fifth political party in Tamil Nadu after the DMK, AIADMK, PMK and the DMDK to earn the recognition. D Ravikumar won from Villupuram by a margin of 1.28 lakh ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Since its foray into electoral politics in 1999, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), led by Thol Thirumavalavan, has become a strategic force and the biggest Dalit party in Tamil Nadu.
Jun 6, 2024 · It is a 25-year-old dream come true, said Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader Thol Thirumavalavan as the party is tipped to gain recognition as a state party with wins in two Lok Sabha ...
Feb 7, 2024 · Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), a political party borne out of the Dalit Panthers Movement in Tamil Nadu, which forcefully articulated the rights of Dalits, is currently in its 25th year in ...
These polls mark a significant milestone for the VCK, or The Liberation Panthers Party, because out of the six seats contested, it won four, including two general constituencies.
Jul 31, 2020 · VCK Party Chairman Thol. Thirumavalavan personified defiance. He is known for bellicose oratory during which he twists the tips of his mustache into spears pointing skyward and exhorts Dalits, “ adanga maru, attu miiru, timiri ezhu, thiruppi adi, ” literally “refuse to be restrained, break free from your shackles, rise up and hit back!”
Mar 8, 2024 · The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), on Friday, March 8, 2024, finalised seat-sharing talks with the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and allocated to it, two ...
Oct 11, 2022 · The VCK now has office-bearers in Telangana, Andhra, Karnataka, and Kerala, in addition to holding an influence among Tamils in Mumbai and several pockets of Maharashtra. Unlike in Kerala and Karnataka, where the party is confined to the Tamil population, in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the VCK has Telugu-speaking cadres in its party office.
Apr 9, 2024 · VCK president and candidate for the Chidambaram (Reserved) Parliamentary constituency Thol. Thirumavalavan on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, released the election manifesto of his party for the upcoming ...
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi is a Dravidian Tamil Nationalist political party in Tamil Nadu, India. Its chairman is Thol.Thirumavalavan, a lawyer from Chennai.The party's main principle is the abolition of the Hindu caste system and the institution of equality among Tamil people.The political party believes that true social equality lies in the unification of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, Other Backward Classes, and minorities such as the Christians and Muslims of Tamil Nadu. The ...
Nov 15, 2022 · The DPI was founded in 1982 by disaffected Dalits under the leadership of M. Malalchami in Madurai. For nearly a decade, the VCK boycotted electoral politics as “unrepresentative” and “corrupt”, but in 1999 it teamed up to fight polls with K. Moopanar who had walked out of the Congress to float his own party — the Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC). Though the TMC fared poorly, the VCK fared reasonably well in terms of votes polled.
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.
However, as PMK and DMDK have lost the recognition due to their past performances, VCK would be the third state party in Tamil Nadu. Meanwhile, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK), which secured more than 8 ...
The VCK is on the backfoot in such negotiation as the senior party knows it is liable to fund part of the campaign. Despite demanding ten constituencies, therefore, the VCK settled for six seats ...
Jan 5, 2021 · While the VCK is a party that works for Scheduled Caste communities, PMK stands for the Vanniyars, who constitute 25 percent of the state's population. There have been many instances when the ...
Apr 14, 2017 · A party founded by a Dalit remains a Dalit party: VCK’s Thirumavalavan. In last 50 years, no other party has been able to replace DMK or AIADMK. However, VCK has an additional social stigma due ...
Mar 8, 2023 · 08 Mar 2023, 6:36 am. Ahead of the Telangana Assembly elections, a new party – Vimuktha Chiruthala Kakshi (VCK) – is making an entry into the state in April. The party has already extended its ...
Apr 13, 2024 · The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a plea filed by the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) party for the allotment of "pot" symbol to contest the 2024 general elections.Justice Sachin ...
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Oct 16, 2022 · Party sources said VCK, which has four MLAs and two MPs from Tamil Nadu, had been working to establish a presence at the grassroots level in Andhra Pradesh over the last seven years, and claimed ...
Jun 5, 2024 · VCK 2. CPI 2. CPI(M) 2. MDMK 1. IUML 1. Party Wise Results. Party Won Leading Total; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam - DMK: 22: 0 22: Indian National Congress - INC: 9: 0 9: Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi - VCK: 2: 0 2: Communist Party of India - CPI ... Party Wise Vote Share. Party Wise Results. All Constituencies at a glance >
3 days ago · The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and Hindustan Awam Morcha (Secular), which have representatives in Parliament, are examples of this tendency. Even the VCK is an electoral ally of the DMK.
Jun 19, 2024 · TVK general secretary N Anand said the party's primary focus was on preparing for the assembly election in 2026. ... congratulated actor Seeman's NTK and Thol Thirumavalavan's VCK for attaining ...
4 days ago · Speaking on a range of issues, VCK founder Thol. Thirumavalavan calls the State Party recognition a big achievement, and recalls that his party’s ght for recognition began during the 2006 Tamil Nadu Assembly election. He reiterates that the VCK will not 2024-06-24 - Thol. Thirumavalavan Udhav Naig
3 days ago · It is able to showcase this double-digit vote share only due to an alliance with DMK, VCK, and the minority parties. At least 38 of the 39 Congress candidates lost their deposit when they ...
Oct 2, 2022 · The VCK has four MLAs and a MP elected on its own symbol [and another MP on the DMK symbol] broad-basing its reach against the perception that it is a party for and of Dalits. Recently, VCK and ...
Background. DMK is part of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, which was formed on 18 July 2023.On 25 September 2023, AIADMK withdrew from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance to form and lead the new alliance, AIADMK+. On 19 January 2024, DMK constituted a seven-member committee to hold consultations with alliance partners for seat sharing. On 22 January, AIADMK set up a 5-member committee to hold seat sharing talks with alliance partners.
May 2, 2023 · The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) has reportedly formed a committee to look into allegations of caste-based abuse and harassment and financial fraud made by a woman lawyer against the party ...
2 days ago · The Tamil Nadu Assembly Wednesday adopted a resolution urging the Central government to conduct a caste census, news agency PTI reported. Chief Minister M K Stalin had told the Assembly on Monday that the state government plans to move such a resolution in the ongoing session.
