Naam Tamilar Katchi
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Naam Tamilar Katchi
நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி tamil |
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| Abbreviation | NTK |
| Leader | Senthamizhan Seeman |
| Founder | S. P. Adithanar |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Headquarters | Hospital road, Senthil Nagar, Porur, Chennai. |
| Newspaper | எங்கள் தேசம்(Our Country), வேல்வீச்சு, தீ (Fire) |
| Student wing | Abdul Rawoof Manavar Pasarai |
| Youth wing | Muthukumar Ilayar Pasarai |
| Women's wing | Senkodi Magalir Pasarai |
| Ideology | Tamil Nationalism |
| International affiliation | Naam Tamilar Malaysia, Naam Tamilar France |
| Colours | Red and Yellow |
| ECI Status | Registered |
| Election symbol | |
| Twin Candles (இரட்டை மெழுகுவர்த்திகள்) | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| naamtamilar.org | |
Naam Tamilar Katchi, (Tamil: நாம் தமிழர் ; trans. "We Tamils Party"; abbr. NTK) is a Tamil nationalist party in the state of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, India. This party's main idol is Prabhakaran and his picture are found in all events of the party. Naam Tamilar Katchi promote Tamil Nationalism and oppose Dravidian politics in Tamil Nadu. NTK supports regional politics and opposes Indian national parties. Naam Tamilar believes a benevolent dictatorship like that of Lee Kuan Yew is needed to bring Tamil Nadu on right path.
In 1958, Adithanar founded the "We Tamils" (நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி) party with the platform of forming a sovereign Tamil state. The party's stand was more radical than the Dravida Nadu demand of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's Dravidar Kazhagam. It wanted the creation of a homogeneous Greater Tamil Nadu incorporating Tamil speaking areas of India and Sri Lanka. The party's headquarters was named as Tamiḻaṉ Illam (lit. The Home of the Tamilian). In 1960, the party organised statewide protests for the secession of Madras and the establishment of a sovereign Tamil Nadu. The protests were marked by the burning of maps of India (with Tamil Nadu left out). Adithanar was arrested for organising them. The party along with M. P. Sivagnanam's Tamil Arasu Kazhagam was also involved in the movement to change the name of the state from Madras State to Tamil Nadu.
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