Dravidar Kazhagam
Dravida Kazhagam | |
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| Leader | K.Veeramani |
| Founder | E. V. Ramasamy |
| Founded | 27 August 1944 |
| Preceded by | Justice Party |
| Succeeded by | DMK |
| Headquarters | Chennai |
| Newspaper | Viduthalai |
| Ideology | Humanism Social justice Dravidian nationalism Anti-Brahminism Atheism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
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| Website | |
| https://dravidarkazhagam.in/ | |
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Dravidar Kazhagam is a social movement founded by 'Periyar' E. V. Ramasamy. Its original goals were to eradicate the ills of the existing caste and class system including untouchability and on a grander scale to obtain a "Dravida Nadu" (Dravidian Nation) from the Madras Presidency. Dravidar Kazhagam would in turn give birth to many other political parties, including Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and later the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.