Tamilnadu Toilers' Party

Tamilnadu Toilers Party was created by members of the Vanniar caste during 1950s.[1] In 1951, Vanniyars convened a major conference of the Vanniar Kula Kshatriya Sangam. M. A. Manickavelu Naicker, a lawyer and S. S. Ramasami Padayachi, 33 year old high school graduate, Chairman of the Cuddalore Municipal school and member of the South Arcot district board were participants of the conference among others. The conference which intended to organise Vanniars on a state wide basis failed due to traditional local loyalties. South Arcot and Salem vanniars under Padayachi's leadership formed Tamilnadu Toilers party where as vanniars from North Arcot and Chengalpattu under Naicker formed Commonweal Party.[2] The party won 4 seats during 1952 lok sabha election.[3]

References

  1. ^ John L. Varianno, Jean-Luc Racine and Viramma Josianne Racine (1997). Viramma: life of an untouchable. Verso. p. 293. ISBN 1859848176, ISBN 978-1859848173. 
  2. ^ Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph (1984). The Modernity of Tradition. University Of Chicago Press. p. 55. ISBN 0226731375, ISBN 978-0226731377. 
  3. ^ G. G. Mirachandani (2003). 320 Million Judges. Abhinav Publications. p. 30. ISBN 8170170613, ISBN 978-8170170617.