Tamizhaga Munnetra Kazhagam
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Tamizhaga Munnetra Kazhagam (Tamil Progressive Federation) is a political party in the India
n state of Tamil Nadu
. TMK was floated by All India Devendra Kula Velalar Sangam (a Mallar
caste organization in Tamil Nadu
) in 2000.
leader.Pandian was one of the founder members of Pattali Makkal Katchi
.
state legislative assembly elections, TMK was allied with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
. TMK was allotted the Egmore
seat, and Pandian stood as an AIADMK candidate there. Pandian was defeated by a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
candidate-Parithi Ilam Vazhuthi.
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...
. TMK was floated by All India Devendra Kula Velalar Sangam (a Mallar
Mallar
Mallar may refer to the following:*Mallar, Karnataka, a census town in India*Pallar, a caste or social group from Tamil Nadu in India, also known as Mallar...
caste organization in 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...
) in 2000.
Organization
The party president is John Pandian, a militant MallarPallar
The Pallar are a caste from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. They are mostly agriculturalists in Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka and amongst the Tamil diaspora...
leader.Pandian was one of the founder members of Pattali Makkal Katchi
Pattali Makkal Katchi
Paattali Makkal Katchi is a Tamil political party.-History:PMK was founded by Dr. S. Ramdoss and the state president is G. K. Mani. Ramdoss had earlier worked with the Vanniyar Sangham founded by him in 1980. PMK is based amongst the Most Backward Class Vanniyakula Kshatriyas community...
.
Elections
In the 2001 Tamil NaduTamil 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...
state legislative assembly elections, TMK was allied with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. The party was founded by M. G. Ramachandran and is now headed by J. Jayalalithaa. The party headquarters is in Royapettah, Chennai, and was gifted to the party in 1986 by its...
. TMK was allotted the Egmore
Egmore
-Main places:* Chennai Egmore railway station.* Office of the commissioner of Greater Chennai Police department.* Government Museum, Chennai.* Connemara Public Library, one of the biggest libraries in India.* National Art Gallery...
seat, and Pandian stood as an AIADMK candidate there. Pandian was defeated by a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is a state political party in the states of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, India. It is a Dravidian party founded by C. N. Annadurai as a breakaway faction from the Dravidar Kazhagam headed by Periyar...
candidate-Parithi Ilam Vazhuthi.