Tamil National Party
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Tamil National Party was a short-lived political party formed in 1961 in Tamil Nadu, India. The party finds its roots with the split in Dravidar Kazhagam after which Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was formed. E. V. K. Sampath, a founding member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, left the party following differences with the party leadership. The differences arose due to the DMK's stance on achieving an independent nation called Dravida Nadu. Nevertheless, within years the Tamil National Party was merged with Indian National Congress.
E. V. K. Sampath and DMK
E. V. K. Sampath was nephew of
Differences on using movie media
Tamil cinema has been used extensively for propaganda for Dravidian politics. Although the
Birth of Tamil National Party
The differences between E. V. K. Sampath and Annadurai finally gave way on their stands on
Policies of the party
The policies of the party were:[1]
- Autonomous National linguistic regions with the freedom to secede from the federation based on the free will of the peoples.
- Establishing a society sans inequalities by Industrialisation of Tamil Nadu.
- Eradication of superstitions, castes, religions and all atrocities against humanity to usher in a just society based on rationalism.
Merger with Congress
Soon after the departure from DMK Tamil National Party members closely associated with that of the
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