Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam

Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam was a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It split from Dravidar Kazhagam in 1996.^[1] The president of the party is 'Kolathur' Mani and its general secretary is 'Viduthalai' Rajendran.^[2][3][4] In August 2012, Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam split into two factions: Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam, led by Kolathur Mani and Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam, led by K. Ramakrishnan.^[5]

Periyar Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy, also called Periyar after whom the party is named

References

1. "Periyarites see Veeramani doing an MK". The New Indian Express. 11 September 2001. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
2. "Kolathur Mani among 100 held". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 31 January 2004. Archived from the original on 17 February 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
3. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation". Tribuneindia.com. 14 July 2002. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
4. "The Hindu : Kolathur Mani held on sedition charges". Hinduonnet.com. 27 June 2001. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. "Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK) splits into two parties". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013.

External links

• Official site