Tamilnadu Toilers Party was created by members of the Vanniar caste during 1950s. In 1951, Vanniyars convened a major conference of the Vanniar Kula Kshatriya Sangam. M. A. Manickavelu Naicker

M. A. Manickavelu Naicker

M. Alagappa Manickavelu Naicker or simply, M. A. Manickavelu was an Indian politician of the Indian National Congress. He served as the Minister of Revenue for the Madras state from 1953 to 1962. He also served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1962 to 1964...

, a lawyer and S. S. Ramasami Padayachi

S. S. Ramasami Padayachi

S. S. Ramasami Padayachi was a politician from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was the founder of the Tamil political party Tamilnadu Toilers' Party, which is considered to be a predecessor of Pattali Makkal Katchi....

, 33 year old high school graduate, Chairman of the Cuddalore Municipal school and member of the South Arcot district board were participants of the conference among others. The conference which intended to organise Vanniars on a state wide basis failed due to traditional local loyalties. South Arcot

South Arcot

South Arcot is a former district of India, located in the state of Tamil Nadu.South Arcot was the southern portion of the Mughal province of Arcot. Arcot came under the control of a local Nawab after Mughals lost control southern India in the 18th century...

 and Salem

Salem District

Salem District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The city of Salem is the district headquarters. Other major towns in the district are Mettur, Omalur and Attur...

 vanniars under Padayachi's leadership formed Tamilnadu Toilers party where as vanniars from North Arcot

North Arcot

The Indian District of North Arcot was split on 30-09-1989 into Tiruvannamalai-Sambuvarayar and North Arcot Ambedkar .- History :...

 and Chengalpattu under Naicker formed Commonweal Party

Commonweal Party

Commonweal Party was an Indian political party that existed in Tamil Nadu between 1951-54. It was started by M. A. Manickavelu Naicker claiming to represent the interests of Vanniar caste. It merged with Indian National Congress in 1954. The party won 3 seats during 1952 lok sabha election and 6...

. The party won 4 seats during 1952 lok sabha election.