Dravidar Kazhagam

Dravidar Kazhagam or Dravida Kazhagam (Dravidian Organization)(Tamil: திராவிட கழகம்) was the first fully Dravidian party in India. It was a radical party formed by E. V. Ramaswamy, also called Thanthai Periyar (The Noble Father) of erstwhile Madras Presidency. Its original goals were to eradicate the ills of the existing caste system including untouchability and on a grander scale to obtain a "Dravida Nadu" or Dravidian nation mainly from the Madras Presidency. The founders were motivated by theories that the Brahmins (who migrated from the north) and Aryans were wreaking havoc on the local Dravidian populace. The DK thus became the first fully Dravidian party and would in turn give birth to many other Dravidian parties like the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK),MDMK,DMDK,KMK,PMK etc., over the course of time. It has become a reality that any new political formation should have " Dravidian" somewhere in the name of the party, otherwise tamils will reject it. Also EVR Periyar has become the Father of all political parties in Tamil Nadu. The party is now headed by K.Veeramani