Our Core Ideologies
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We stand for the total eradication of the Hindu Varnashrama system and the hierarchical caste order.
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We relentlessly oppose all forms of social exclusion and discrimination practiced in the name of caste.
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We are committed to build a truly egalitarian society where every Tamil citizen enjoys equal rights and opportunities.
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We are committed to reclaim and strengthen the Tamil people's linguistic, cultural, and civilizational identity, and establish a robust Tamil national consciousness.
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We oppose exploitative capitalism and strive to secure the hard-earned rights of the working class.
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We believe in the absolute liberation of women as a fundamental pillar of social progress.
The Foundational Pillars of Our Ideology
Annihilation of Caste
We aim to completely uproot all forms of caste discrimination, created and sustained by the Hindu caste system. We shall achieve this goal by following the revolutionary philosophy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: "Educate, Agitate, and Organize."
Social Justice & Equality
We fight for the social, economic, and political rights of all marginalized people, including Dalits, Tribes, OBCs, and Minorities. Our commitment is to establish an egalitarian society where no individual is considered superior or inferior by birth.
Rationalism & Self-Respect
Following the rationalist ideals of Thanthai Periyar, we strive to build an intellectual society rooted in self-respect. We reject superstitions and meaningless religious rituals, choosing instead to foster a scientific temper and critical thinking among the masses.
Dalitism
We strive for the complete liberation of working people who have been oppressed and fragmented into minorities due to caste, language, religion, gender, and other social divisions—towards a society free from all forms of domination.
Land Rights & Labor Welfare
We resist caste-based landlord domination, violence, and exploitation directed at landless Dalit agricultural labourers and other working people. We fight to secure fair wages, basic rights, and social security, especially for unorganised workers, and to protect the livelihoods of all labouring communities.
Women's Liberation
We uphold women's education, economic independence, and social rights. We oppose every form of oppression and violence against women at both family and societal levels, and we are committed to ensuring women's liberation and gender equality.
Secularism
We firmly oppose communal and religious majoritarian politics. Upholding the secular principles enshrined in the Indian Constitution, we work to ensure that people of all faiths can live without fear, with equal rights and dignity.
Safeguarding Democracy
We defend democracy by ensuring governments are formed through the people's mandate. We insist on free, fair, and transparent elections, and we strive to establish a genuine people's democracy that guarantees equality, liberty, and justice for every citizen.
Tamil Nationalism
We are committed to protecting and promoting the language, culture, heritage, and homeland of the Tamil people. Our vision of Tamil Nationalism is the creation of a casteless, self-respecting, and egalitarian Tamil society.
Our Ideological Mentors
Gautama Buddha
The first revolutionary to challenge Sanatana Dharma over two millennia ago. While other religions focused on the worship of deities, Buddha taught that Aram (Righteousness) is the only path worthy of devotion. Through his teachings of the Dhamma, he remains the global guide for peace, wisdom, and liberation for millions.
Bharat Ratna Revolutionary Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
One of the world's greatest intellectuals and the Chief Architect of the Indian Constitution. As India's first Law Minister, he dedicated his life to the rights of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and women empowerment. A profound economist, jurist, and social reformer, he was a tireless crusader for the equal rights of women and the liberation of the oppressed.
Thanthai Periyar – The Sun of Rationalism
The legendary social reformer and rationalist who transformed Tamil Nadu. A fierce warrior against the caste system, superstitions, and Brahminical hegemony, he founded the Self-Respect Movement and the Dravidar Kazhagam. He laid the foundation for Dravidian politics through his lifelong struggle for social justice, women's rights, and the protection of the Tamil language against Hindi imposition.
Thatha Rettaimalai Srinivasan
A pioneer in the political history of oppressed communities in India, Rettamalai Srinivasan was a key forerunner and fellow traveller of Dr. Ambedkar. He organised the Paraiyar Mahajana Sabha and fought relentlessly for the rights of oppressed people—against untouchability, for temple entry, land rights, and access to education. As a member of the Madras Legislative Council, and as a representative at the First and Second Round Table Conferences in London alongside Ambedkar, he forcefully argued for proportionate rights in education and employment, political representation, and safeguards for oppressed communities.
Pandithar Ayothidhaass
South India's first anti-caste revolutionary, social reformer, and versatile Tamil scholar. A practitioner of Siddha medicine and a pioneering journalist, he laid the ideological seeds of the Dravidian movement. Through his publication Oru Paisa Thamizhan (and his writings on the Tamil soil), he championed the cause of a casteless Dravidian identity and equality, inspiring generations of activists.
Honorable Velupillai Prabhakaran
The leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), celebrated by Tamils worldwide as the National Leader of the Tamils. From a young age, he dedicated his life to the struggle for a sovereign Tamil Eelam. He led a formidable liberation force, symbolizing the courage and the aspiration of the Tamil people for self-determination and dignity.
Our Revolutionary Slogans
Adanga Marupom! Aththu Meerupom! Thimiri Ezhuvom! Thiruppi Adipom!
Amaippaai Thiralvom! Angeegaaram Peruvom! Athigaaram Velvom!
Viduthalai Kidaikkavillai, Poradi Pidikka Vendum!