Kongu Vellala Goundergal Peravai
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Kongu Vellala Goundergal Peravai (KVGP) is a caste organization in the India
n state of Tamil Nadu
. The organisation is floated as a forum by Kongu Vellala Gounders (Kongu Vellalar
) for their welfare.Kongu Vellala Gounders form the majority in the western part of Tamil Nadu called as Kongunadu
by the Kongu Vellala Gounder leaders Kovai Chezhiyan
EX MLA,C.K.Kuppusamy EX MP,Harur.R.Muthu Gounder EX MP,Mohan.P.Kandhasamy EX MLA as founders and Auditor.M.Balabasubramaniam ,Trichy.R.Devarasan,Best.S.Ramasamy, Pongalur Kongu ERA Manikandan as Co-founders.numerous political parties were started with the background of this organisation such as Tamil Desiyak Katchi
, Kongunadu Makkal Katchi
,Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaignar Peravai
, Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam
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...
. The organisation is floated as a forum by Kongu Vellala Gounders (Kongu Vellalar
Kongu Vellalar
Gounders also known as Kongu Vellalars are Kshatriyas native to the western region of Tamil Nadu known as Kongu Nadu. They were known as a noble, feudal and land owning caste of Tamil Nadu from the Sangam age...
) for their welfare.Kongu Vellala Gounders form the majority in the western part of Tamil Nadu called as Kongunadu
Origins and platform
The organization was founded in 1988 at ChennaiChennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
by the Kongu Vellala Gounder leaders Kovai Chezhiyan
Kovai Chezhiyan
Kovai Chezhiyan was a South Indian director cum producer cum politician who worked in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He had produced films with famous stars including Sivaji Ganesan, Rajesh Khanna, Mohan , Mammootty, and Muthuraman.Chezhian, originally from South India, has also produced Hindi...
EX MLA,C.K.Kuppusamy EX MP,Harur.R.Muthu Gounder EX MP,Mohan.P.Kandhasamy EX MLA as founders and Auditor.M.Balabasubramaniam ,Trichy.R.Devarasan,Best.S.Ramasamy, Pongalur Kongu ERA Manikandan as Co-founders.numerous political parties were started with the background of this organisation such as Tamil Desiyak Katchi
Tamil Desiyak Katchi
Tamil Desiyak Katchi, is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The party's vote base is mainly concentrated in the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu...
, Kongunadu Makkal Katchi
Kongunadu Makkal Katchi
Kongunadu Makkal Katchi is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India, based amongst the Vellala Gounder caste. The party was founded shortly ahead of the 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.The party is led by A.M. Raja...
,Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaignar Peravai
Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaignar Peravai
Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaignar Peravai of late senior Kongu leader and famous politician Kovai Chezhian. The association is led by U. Thaniyarasu M.L.A...
, Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam