Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | |
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Abbreviation | VCK |
Chairman | Thol. Thirumavalavan |
General Secretary | D. Ravikumar |
Founder | M. Malalchami, D. Amukurajah |
Founded | 1982 |
Split from | Dalit Panthers[1] |
Ideology | Tamil nationalism Ambedkarism Social Justice Secularism |
Political position | Syncretic[2] |
Colours | Blue Red |
ECI Status | State Party[3] |
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Seats in Lok Sabha | 2 / 543 |
Seats in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | 4 / 234 [4] |
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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.[5] The party also has a strong emphasis on Tamil nationalism.[6][7] Its chairman is Thol. Thirumavalavan, a lawyer from Chennai, and its general secretary is the writer Ravikumar.[8][9][10]