Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi

Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Federal Party
இலங்கைத் தமிழர்சுக் கட்சி
LeaderS. Shritharan
PresidentS. Shritharan
Senior Vice PresidentsP. Selvarasa
S. Sittampalam
Deputy General SecretaryK. Thurairetnasingam
TreasurerS. Thiyagarajah
FounderS. J. V. Chelvanayakam,
C. Vanniasingam,
E. M. V. Naganathan
Founded18 December 1949 (1949-12-18)
Split fromAll Ceylon Tamil Congress
Headquarters30 Martin Road, Jaffna
IdeologyTamil nationalism
National affiliationTamil National Alliance
Tamil United Liberation Front (1972–2004)
Colors  Yellow
Parliament
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Election symbol
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Party flag

Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (lit.'Sri Lanka Tamil State Party'; Tamil: இலங்கைத் தமிழரசுக் கட்சி, Sinhala: ඉලංගෙයි තමිළ් අරසු කච්චි; ITAK) is a Sri Lankan political party which represents the Sri Lankan Tamil ethnic minority in the country. It was originally founded in 1949 as a breakaway faction of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress (ACTC). In 1972, ITAK merged with the ACTC and Ceylon Workers' Congress (CWC) to form the Tamil United Front, which later changed its name to the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF). ITAK remained dormant until 2004 when a split in the TULF resulted in ITAK being re-established as an active political party.[1] ITAK is a constituent party of the Tamil National Alliance.

  1. ^ "TNA submits nomination lists for NE electoral districts". TamilNet. 23 February 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2010.

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