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Naam Tamilar Katchi
Naam Tamilar Katchi (Tamil: நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி, transl. We are Tamils Party; NTK) is a Tamil nationalist political party active in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is led by former Tamil actor and film director Seeman. The party is noted for its ideology of Tamil Nationalism. It primarily aims for the creation of a vote bank among Tamils.
In 1958, Indian politician S. P. Adithanar founded the "We Tamils" (நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி) party on the platform of the formation of a sovereign Tamil state. The party advocated for the creation of a homogeneous Greater Tamil Nadu, incorporating Tamil-speaking areas of India and Sri Lanka. The party headquarters was named as "Tamiḻaṉ Illam" (lit. The Home of the Tamilian).
In 1960, the party organised statewide protests in favour of the secession of Madras from India and the establishment of a sovereign Tamil Nadu. Demonstrations included immolation of maps of India (with Tamil Nadu excluded). Adithanar was arrested for organising the protests. 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.
Adithanar lost the 1962 election from Tiruchendur but was elected to the Legislative Council in 1964. The WT contested in the 1967 election as a part of the coalition led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) under the DMK's "Rising Sun" symbol. Four members of the WT were elected to the Assembly, including Adithanar, who won from Srivaikuntam. Later that year, the party merged with the DMK.
On 18 May 2010 in Madurai, a year after the decisive end of the Sri Lankan civil war, the military subjugation of the Sri Lankan Tamils and the first anniversary of the Naam Tamilar Iyakkam (We Tamils Movement), Tamil actor and film director Seeman formed the Naam Tamilar Katchi party as a revival of S. P. Adithanar's We Tamils party. Seeman, the NTK's chief co-ordinator, said that the party would be an alternative party to mainstream political parties in Tamil Nadu; Seeman claimed that the establishment of an independent Tamil Eelam would be the moral goal of not just the party, but of all Tamils in Tamil Nadu. During the rally, Seeman stated; "We are not founding the Naam Tamilar party, we are continuing what S. P. Adithanar founded."
The party name indicates that "we are Tamils", not labelled by caste or religion. It emphasises Tamil rule of Tamil-majority areas, opposing the Dravidian parties which have they claim have contributed to the downfall of the Tamils. The NTK flag is similar to the flag of Tamil Eelam; its tiger is also the emblem of the Cholas and the Tamil Tigers. The flag was introduced in Thanjavur, the historic Chola capital.
The declared principles of the Naam Tamil Party are as follows:
The NTK denies the Dravidian identity, They want the identity of Tamils to be solely linguistic.
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Naam Tamilar Katchi
Naam Tamilar Katchi (Tamil: நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி, transl. We are Tamils Party; NTK) is a Tamil nationalist political party active in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is led by former Tamil actor and film director Seeman. The party is noted for its ideology of Tamil Nationalism. It primarily aims for the creation of a vote bank among Tamils.
In 1958, Indian politician S. P. Adithanar founded the "We Tamils" (நாம் தமிழர் கட்சி) party on the platform of the formation of a sovereign Tamil state. The party advocated for the creation of a homogeneous Greater Tamil Nadu, incorporating Tamil-speaking areas of India and Sri Lanka. The party headquarters was named as "Tamiḻaṉ Illam" (lit. The Home of the Tamilian).
In 1960, the party organised statewide protests in favour of the secession of Madras from India and the establishment of a sovereign Tamil Nadu. Demonstrations included immolation of maps of India (with Tamil Nadu excluded). Adithanar was arrested for organising the protests. 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.
Adithanar lost the 1962 election from Tiruchendur but was elected to the Legislative Council in 1964. The WT contested in the 1967 election as a part of the coalition led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) under the DMK's "Rising Sun" symbol. Four members of the WT were elected to the Assembly, including Adithanar, who won from Srivaikuntam. Later that year, the party merged with the DMK.
On 18 May 2010 in Madurai, a year after the decisive end of the Sri Lankan civil war, the military subjugation of the Sri Lankan Tamils and the first anniversary of the Naam Tamilar Iyakkam (We Tamils Movement), Tamil actor and film director Seeman formed the Naam Tamilar Katchi party as a revival of S. P. Adithanar's We Tamils party. Seeman, the NTK's chief co-ordinator, said that the party would be an alternative party to mainstream political parties in Tamil Nadu; Seeman claimed that the establishment of an independent Tamil Eelam would be the moral goal of not just the party, but of all Tamils in Tamil Nadu. During the rally, Seeman stated; "We are not founding the Naam Tamilar party, we are continuing what S. P. Adithanar founded."
The party name indicates that "we are Tamils", not labelled by caste or religion. It emphasises Tamil rule of Tamil-majority areas, opposing the Dravidian parties which have they claim have contributed to the downfall of the Tamils. The NTK flag is similar to the flag of Tamil Eelam; its tiger is also the emblem of the Cholas and the Tamil Tigers. The flag was introduced in Thanjavur, the historic Chola capital.
The declared principles of the Naam Tamil Party are as follows:
The NTK denies the Dravidian identity, They want the identity of Tamils to be solely linguistic.