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VCK, PT join hands to spearhead NDF in the State
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI: The two major Dalit parties in Tamil Nadu—the Viduthalai Chiruthaikal Katchi and the Puthiya Tamizhagam—have come together as part of the National Dalit Front (NDF) to take on the Bahujan Samaj Party, which seeks to have a toehold in the State.
The NDF’s first convention, held in Delhi on Wednesday, was attended by VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan and PT leader K. Krishnasamy. Mr Thirumavalavan has been appointed vice-president.
Headed by Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, the front, an umbrella organisation for Dalit parties across the country, will have Udit Raj, leader of the Indian Justice Party as its general secretary.
The event has taken place in the backdrop of BSP leader Mayawati’s visit to Chennai, where she will address a rally on December 22. VCK Legislature Party leader K. Selvam has already resigned from the Assembly and joined the BSP. Senior IAS office Sivakami has also joined the BSP.
But Mr. Thirumavalan contested the argument that his coming together with Dalit organisations, especially Dr. Krishnasamy, was necessitated by the arrival of the BSP in Tamil Nadu. “The front was formed a year ago, But I could not attend the meeting. When I went to Delhi on December 4, Mr. Paswan urged me to attend the convention.”
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