Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
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Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
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| Chairperson | Thol. Thirumavalavan |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Velachery, Chennai |
| Ideology | Dravida nationalism, equality |
| Alliance |
TMC+ (1999) DMK+ (2001-2004) ADMK+ (2006-2009) UPA (2009-2013) |
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| www.vck.in (Tamil) | |
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (translation: Liberation Panther Party; abbr. VCK) is a Dravidian Tamil Nationalist political party in Tamil Nadu, India. Its chairman is Thol. Thirumavalavan, a lawyer from Chennai. The party's main principle is the abolition of the Hindu caste system and the institution of equality among Tamil people. The political party believes that true social equality lies in the unification of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, Other Backward Classes, and minorities such as the Christians and Muslims of Tamil Nadu. The Party is against capitalism, caste domination, and Brahminism. The party also functions in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala in addition to Tamil Nadu.
The party was formed in 1988 in Madurai as a counter to Brahminism, caste domination, and caste-based violence on socially and economically weaker sections of society. The party derives its principles from B. R. Ambedkar, a social activist who campaigned against social discrimination in India, and Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, the founder of the Dravidian Movement and K. Kamaraj,popularly known as people's chief minister of Tamil Nadu. The party's main principles are empowerment of socially and economically weaker sections of the society, bringing equality among Tamil people, and fighting against the caste system of Hinduism. It was formerly a part of the erstwhile Dalit Panthers of India Tamil Nadu unit.
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